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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of trampoline exercise on the health-related physical fitness of obese adults with developmental disabilities. For this, it selected 18 obese adults with developmental disabilities from a gymnasium for the disabled in G city of Jeollabuk...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of trampoline exercise on the health-related physical fitness of obese adults with developmental disabilities. For this, it selected 18 obese adults with developmental disabilities from a gymnasium for the disabled in G city of Jeollabuk-do and placed 8 participants in a trampoline exercise group and 8 participants in a control group. For data processing, Repeated Measures ANOVA was used for the mean analyses of each group before and after the 8 week trampoline exercise program.
Following are the main research results.
First, with body composition, significant reductions were shown in the body fat, body fat percentage, abdominal fat ratio, and skeletal muscle mass of the exercise group and there were no differences in BMI and weight. With the control group, there were significant reductions in skeletal muscle mass and there were increases in body fat percentage and abdominal fat ratio.
Second, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance in health-related physical fitness both showed significant increases in pre and post changes of the exercise group and there were no changes in muscular strength and muscular endurance. There were no large differences in pre and post changes in the control group.
In conclusion, an 8 week trampoline exercise program conducted on obese adults with developmental disabilities had positive effects on all aspects of health-related physical fitness. Therefore, trampoline exercise programs should be developed for application on diverse age groups and people with other disabilities and research activities in other areas should continuously be conducted so that they can be utilized as base material for the health maintenance and improvement of people with disabilities.