The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of human body by age and sex respectively when Taekwondo is practiced. To measure the body composition and physical fitness, 160 persons of the sample group were divided into two groups: an experime...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of human body by age and sex respectively when Taekwondo is practiced. To measure the body composition and physical fitness, 160 persons of the sample group were divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The two groups were again classified by four sets of subdivision: child, adolescent, adult and older, consisting of 20 persons each.
To measure the body composition, body weight, muscle mass, lean body mass, percent body fat and body mass index were taken. While on the other cardiopulmonary endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, agility and balance were examined to determine the physical fitness.
The results were as follows:
1. Taekwondo programs which are currently carried out in the Taekwondo dojang have shown different effects depending on age group. In the group of male child, body weight and lean body mass were significantly improved, while body weight and BMI were in the group of females.
Body weight, muscle mass, lean body mass and BMI for the male adolescent group and lean body mass were increased in the adult group. However, what stands out most from this measurement is that nothing that happened to the first group influenced both the male and female group of older after practicing Taekwondo.
From the above, it is apparent that there are some margins in weight, muscle mass, lean body mass and body mass index depending on taking Taekwondo practice but there shows changeless in percent body fat.
2. The results of this measurement provided empirical evidence that in the child male group and female adolescent group, agility was definitely different, muscle endurance in the female adolescent group, and both agility and balance in the female older group.
As an outcome it is regrettable that the sole fact of practicing Taekwondo is not guaranteed to improve body status.
Judging from this framework, it reveals that 16 weeks of Taekwondo practice influences positively on body composition to the child and adolescent but not to the adults and the olders. However it is still true that practicing Taekwondo was effective in the control group.
There was no difference to the physical fitness in the adult group and in the male older group before and after the Taekwondo practice. It has also proved that taking a Taekwondo class or not will not be strong indication of measuring the physical fitness.