This study was to examine the effects of resistance and endurance combined exercise on physical fitness, body composition, cardiopulmonary function, and physical self-concept and the relationship between these factors. The experimental group were 20 s...
This study was to examine the effects of resistance and endurance combined exercise on physical fitness, body composition, cardiopulmonary function, and physical self-concept and the relationship between these factors. The experimental group were 20 students who participated in combined exercise consisting of 3 days a week and 90 minutes a day exercise program for 12 weeks. The control group consisted of 20 students. Psychological factors were body composition, physical fitness, and cardiopulmunary function. The sub-factors of physical self-concept were appearance, muscle strength, flexibility, health, physical activity, body fat, sports competence, overall body, and self-esteem. Collected data were analyzed by Independent t-test and Pearson`s Correlations(p<.05). The results of this study were as follows: First, there was significant difference not in body weigh but in abdominal skinfold, abdominal strength, balance, agility, muscle endurance, flexibility, sports competence, muscle strength, cardiopuimunary endurance, flexibility, body fat, and overall body(p.<05) except self-estcem, health, and appearance. Third, the Abdominal skinfold had high negative correlation with body fat. The abdominal muscle endurance had positive correlation with muscle endurance, overall body, sports competence, and physical activity. In addition, agility had positive correlation with overall body. Flexibility had positive correlatin with physical activity. Agility had positive correlation with overall body, muscle strength, and body fat. O₂ max had high positive correlation with cardiopulmunary endurance. The results of the study illustrated that participating in combined exercise had positive influence on physiological factors and physical concept. Furthermore, there was significant correlation between physiological factors and physical concept. Therefore, further studies and various program development will be needed to maximize health improvement and the positive effects of physical activities in participants of physical education.