نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری رفتار حرکتی، گروه رفتار حرکتی، واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اصفهان، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه تربیتبدنی و علوم ورزشی، واحد شاهرود، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، شاهرود، ایران.
3 گروه تربیتبدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه قادسیه، عراق
4 گروه رفتار حرکتی، واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان)، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اصفهان، ایران
5 گروه تربیتبدنی و علوم ورزشی، واحد خوی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، خوی، ایران
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نویسندگان [English]
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of selected exercises on the physical fitness of overweight and obese Iraqi children aged 8–9 years, with the moderating role of gender.
Methods: This research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test measures, including experimental and control groups. The statistical population consisted of overweight and obese children aged 8–9 years in Baghdad. A total of 40 children meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were voluntarily and conveniently selected. To assess physical fitness variables, the following tests were administered: 27.5 m sprint test (speed), 4×9 m shuttle run (agility), Sargent vertical jump test (power), sit-and-reach test (flexibility), and one-leg stance test (balance). Data analysis was performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). All statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS version 25, with a significance level set at p < 0.05.
Results: The findings indicated that the selected exercises significantly improved balance, power, agility, speed, and flexibility in the experimental group compared with the control group (p < 0.05). In most cases, the main effect of gender was not significant (p > 0.05), whereas the interaction effect of gender and group was significant (p < 0.05). Notably, gender alone showed a significant effect only on the speed variable (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that selected exercises had greater effects on balance, power, agility, and speed in boys compared to girls, while flexibility improvements were more pronounced in girls than in boys.
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