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Zengin, Samet; Kirkbir, Fatih – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
Depending on the developing technology, individuals started to pursue a less active lifestyle. The sedentary lifestyle has brought along many health problems. One of these health problems is obesity. Awareness of obesity is important for individual health. One of the applications that can be implemented to cope with obesity is exercise. This study…
Descriptors: Correlation, Exercise, Addictive Behavior, Physical Activity Level
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Ertan, Gizem Akgül; Özyol, Funda Coskun – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2020
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of health-related knowledge and aerobic exercise on lower secondary school students' obesity awareness and physical activity levels. A total of 50 obese and 20 normal-weight female students, ranging in age from 12-14 (mean 12.10±1.7), participated in the study. Obesity awareness was determined…
Descriptors: Exercise, Secondary School Students, Obesity, Physical Activity Level
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Akçinar, Faruk; Eroglu, Bilge – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of aerobic and aerobic-submaximal exercise on adolescents who are at risk of obesity. This research is an experimental study in the screening model. The sample group consists of volunteer 72 students but it continued with the 45 healthy volunteer students. The exercise groups were organized according…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Obesity, Comparative Analysis, Body Weight
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Zileli, Raif – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
Thirty-four volunteer obese housewives, who have not done exercise regularly during the last six months and have had no health problems to prevent them from exercising, have participated in the study. For the participating volunteers (n = 34), their age averages have been determined as (39.30 ± 11.30 years), their average height have been…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Fitness, Obesity, Homemakers
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Dinç, Nurten; Güzel, Pinar; Özbey, Selhan; Besikçi, Tolga; Seyhan, Sinan; Kalkan, Naci; Gezer, Gülay – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine the overweight and obesity prevalence among students studying in primary school by ages and to reveal the relation with physical activity. 1946 students aged between 7 and 11 and receiving primary education in a district of Manisa province have participated in this study. There are 885 female students and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Body Composition, Physical Fitness
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Demirci, Nevzat; Demirci, Pervin Toptas; Demirci, Erdal – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study was planned to determine the effects of school-based exercise practices (SBEP) on obesity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in 9-11 year old girls. Participants consist of girls students from 9-11 years old in two state schools in Kars. Intervention Group (n: 85) courses of games and physical activities (CGPA) and SBEP…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Females, Obesity, Quality of Life