Effect of Calisthenics Training During Ramadan On Body Physiological And Fitness Among Adolescents
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Ramadan, Calisthenics Training, Body Composition, Fitness, AdolescentsAbstract
This study aims to identify the effects of calisthenics training during Ramadan on the blood pressure [BP], resting heart rate [RHR], blood glucose [B-Glu], body composition (Body Weight [BW], Body Mass Index [BMI], %Fat, %Water, Muscle Mass [MM], Bone Mass [BM], Basal Metabolic Rate [BMR], Visceral Fat [VF]) and physical fitness (Strength, Agility, Speed, Power, VO2Max). This quasi-experimental study involves 30 healthy adolescents as samples (Male = 22, Female = 8). The study involved two groups, namely treatment group (calisthenics training) = 15, control group (30-minutes of walk) = 15. The samples did training 4-times a week for 3 weeks. Furthermore, for treatment group, there are significant differences between the pre and post-test on Systolic BP, B-Glu, BW, %Fat, %Water, MM, Agility, Power, and VO2Max (p < 0.05). Nevertheless, thereare no significant differences between pre and post-test on Diastolic BP, RHR, BM, BMR, Strength, and Speed (p > 0.05). As for control group, there are also significant differences between pre and post-test on Systolic BP, RHR, BW, %Fat, %Water, and Agility (p 0.05).
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