Effects of a Physical Education Program Using Yoga on Health-Related Physical Fitness among Overweight Primary School Students
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This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the effects of physical Education Program Using yoga on health-related physical fitness among overweight primary school students. The participants were 32 overweight students (BMI ≥ 23) aged 10 – 12 years, selected through multistage random sampling. The intervention consisted of a physical education program using yoga, conducted over eight weeks, three sessions per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), one hour per session. Research instruments included the yoga-based physical education program, the Health - Related Physical Fitness Test, and body composition measurement using the X - scan plus II. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics with a dependent t-test at a significance level of .05.
The results showed that after eight weeks of yoga exercise, there were statistically significant improvements in body mass index, flexibility, long jump distance, and 60-second sit-ups. In contrast, lean body mass, muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass, fat mass, and body fat percentage showed no significant changes.
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