The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of athletics camp program on body composition and physical fitness in adolescents. In the investigation fifty adolescents were recruited. The athletics camp program was conducted 140 minutes/day,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of athletics camp program on body composition and physical fitness in adolescents. In the investigation fifty adolescents were recruited. The athletics camp program was conducted 140 minutes/day, 5 days/day for 2 weeks. Body composition(body weight, body mas index, waist-hip ratio, total body water, soft lean mass, lean body mass, body fat mass, percent body fat, basal metabolism rate), blood pressure(systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure) and physical fitness(muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, power, agility, cardiovascular endurance) were measured before and after 2-week program. All data were expressed as mean and standard deviation, and paired t-test was performed to analyze the significant development of body composition, blood pressure and physical fitness within group. Total body water, soft lean mass, lean body mass, basal metabolism rate, muscular strength(back strength, left grip strength, right grip strength), muscular endurance(sit-up), power(standing long jump, sergeant jump, medicine ball throw) and agility(side step test) were significantly increased after program participation. In addition, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and agility (50m run) were significantly decreased. The current study identified that participating in 2-week athletics camp program significantly improved the body composition and physical fitness in adolescents.