The Influence of Training and Motivation on Body Fat Percentage of Medan Tribe Fitness Members

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) determine whether there is a difference between aerobic interval training with aerobic continuous training in lowering body fat percentage members of medan tribe fitness, (2) determine whether there is an interaction between exercise and motivation to exercise on body fat percentage (3) determine differences in the effect of aerobic interval training with aerobic continuous training in lowering body fat percentage on members who have high motivation to exercise, and (4) determine differences in the effect of aerobic interval training with aerobic continuous training in lowering body fat percentage on members who have low motivation to exercise. This research was conducted at Tribe Fitness terrain is located at street H. Zainal Arifin No. 7, Medan (sun plaza mall lt. 4) in 2019. The research was an experiment by level 2x2 design with a sample of 24 people. The results showed that: (1) overall there is a difference between aerobic interval training and aerobic continuous training in the lower levels of body fat percentage, (2) there is an interaction between exercise and exercise motivation to decrease body fat percentage, (3) for members who have the motivation High exercising, giving aerobic interval training gives a better effect than the aerobic continuous training in lowering body fat percentage, (4) for members who have the motivation to exercise is low, giving aerobic continuous training gives a better effect than the aerobic interval training in lowering body fat percentage.