BMI, Body Image, and Quality of Life—Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Milanović, Ljubica; Živković, Danijela; Đošić, Anđela; Mitić, Petar; Cicović, Borislav; Purenović-Ivanović, Tijana; Nedeljković, Jasmina; Cicović, Vanja; Pantelić, Saša

doi:10.3390/app12147061

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“…Power was determined based on a 50-meter dash. BMI was calculated using the participant's height and weight ( 19 ).…”

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The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness among Elementary School Students

Bae¹

2023

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Background: This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based physical education program on physical fitness among Korean elementary school students. Methods: The study, conducted at a public school in South Korea in the second semester of 2022, included experimental and control groups of 45 participants each (N=90). All participants underwent physical fitness tests before and after the experiment. The students assigned to the experimental group participated in the virtual reality-based physical education program three times a week for a total of 8 weeks (40 minutes per session), while those assigned to the control group did not participate in any exercise program. The effect size was confirmed using Cohen's d, and a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to analyze changes in physical factors before and after the experiment for each group. Results: Among the male participants, we observed significant differences in overall health-related physical fitness, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and power between the experimental and control groups (P<0.05). Among the female participants, we observed significant differences in overall health-related physical fitness, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, and muscular strength and endurance between the groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: Virtual reality-based physical education may help to improve indicators of physical fitness among elementary school students, especially among those who have experienced deterioration of physical fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results, therefore, highlight the need to establish virtual reality-based physical education facilities at the elementary school level in Korea.

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“…Power was determined based on a 50-meter dash. BMI was calculated using the participant's height and weight ( 19 ).…”

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The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness among Elementary School Students

Bae¹

2023

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“…Regular PAs are recommended to maintain an optimal level of BMI (between 18.5 and 25 points); PAs with moderate and vigorous intensity are especially useful to slow the decline of BMI with increasing age (Cleven et al, 2023). A moderate association was observed for those adults with a good level of daily PA and the positive influence of this on their BMI, body image, and quality of life being (Milanović et al, 2022).…”

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The Perception of Physical Activity / Physical Education Among University Employees

Leuciuc,

Boca,

Petrariu

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Questionnaires are an effective way to assess the level of physical activity. The aim of our study was to assess subjectively the physical activity of university employees by using a self-report scale. The online self-report questionnaire used in our study was applied anonymously in October 2021 and was completed by 126 respondents. To analyze the results, we used analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test for the groups (gender, occupation, area of residence, level of study, and age) included in our research. The analysis by gender revealed that females were more active than males. Participants from rural areas were the most active group in our study compared to those from urban areas, who recorded one of the smallest values. Statistical significance was achieved in all analyses. This study assessed the level of physical activity among university employees, and the results of our analysis showed that over 78% of the participants met the requirements of moderate to high-level physical activity according to the guidelines. Our results and data analysis suggest that the perception of physical activity / physical education in the daily life of university employees is high, but professional activity and leisure time prevail in their schedule.

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“…(10) On the other hand, BMI is an indicator of health (11) and the association with QoL has been studied in detail in previous research. (12,13) Findings of previous studies showed contradictory results for the relationship between BMI and QoL. Although some studies stated that obesity has been associated with reduced QoL, even if the comorbid disease has been taken under control, other studies argue that being overweight has been associated with improved QoL.…”

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Effect of aerobic and resistance exercises on body composition and quality of life in overweight and obese women: a randomized control trial

Çiçek

Sıngın

2023

Univ Med

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BackgroundObesity has become a major health issue in the world and directly reduces the quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of aerobic and resistance exercises on body composition and quality of life (QoL) in overweight and obese women. Method An experimental study involving 90 overweight/obese women aged between 20-45 years participated in the study voluntarily and were randomized into control (n=30), aerobic exercise (AE) (n=30), and resistance exercise (RE) (n=30) groups. Either AE or RE groups performed exercise for 60 minutes per day for 10 weeks, whereas the control group did not perform any exercise. The body composition and QoL of the women were measured before and after the exercise. ResultsBody weight, BMI, fat mass, and waist and hip circumferences decreased significantly in both AE and RE groups after the exercise intervention compared to the control group (p<0.05). In addition, quality of life sub-dimensions including physical health, psychological health, social relationship, and environment sub-dimensions improved significantly in the AE and RE groups compared to the control group (p<0.001). Post hoc Tukey test showed that AE was as effective as RE for improving body composition parameters and QoL sub dimension compared to control group. ConclusionThis study demonstrated that both AE and RE were effective in improving body composition and thereby increasing the QoL in overweight and obese women. Both AE and RE programs are effective and should be considered within any multicomponent therapy program in overweight and obese women.

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BMI, Body Image, and Quality of Life—Moderating Role of Physical Activity

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness among Elementary School Students

The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness among Elementary School Students

The Perception of Physical Activity / Physical Education Among University Employees

Effect of aerobic and resistance exercises on body composition and quality of life in overweight and obese women: a randomized control trial

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