DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i12.011

Pages: 2241-2244

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exercise program applied to obese children on serum lipid metabolism. The study included 40 boys, between the ages of 13-15, divided into two groups: one an obese group consisting of 20 boys, and the other, an overweight group also consisting of 20 boys. The children who participated in the study were included in a three-day-a-week program for 8 weeks. Body mass index (BMI) was used to determine obesity in the formation of groups. The children who participated in the study were given sporting games and duration of walking program which were chosen according to the branches which lasted 60 minutes in 3 days, 3 days a week. In the plasma blood samples taken at the beginning and at the end of the study, direct LDL, VLDL, Triglyceride, HDL, LDL and Cholesterol levels were determined. SPSS 22.0 statistics software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) was used in the statistical analysis of data obtained in the study. The Independent Samples T test was used to compare the two groups, and the Paired Samples T test was used to analyze the difference between the pre and post-tests of the groups. In the analysis of the measured values of the obese subjects between the pre-test and the post-test, the body weight, direct LDL, triglyceride, HDL and cholesterol levels were found to be significant in favor of the last test (p<0.05); body weight, BMI, Direct LDL, VLDL, triglyceride, HDL and cholesterol levels of the overweight group were found to be significant in favor of the last test. (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the pre-post test differences of the measured characteristics of both groups. (p>0.05). As a result, it can be said that 8 weeks of sportive game program applied to obese and overweight children between 13-15 years of age caused a positive change in serum lipid metabolism.