The purpose of this study was to investigate the weight change of overweight females after a weight reduction program. There were sixteen overweight female subjects with a body mass index (BMI) of larger than 24kg/m^2 recruited for this study. Weight, fat percentage, physical fitness, residents' perceptions and opinions on exercise, and their persistence in exercising regularly were all measured before and after the weight reduction program. Their weights were measured after the first, second, and third months following the weight reduction program. The results show that fat percentage was significantly decreased (p<.05), and grasping strength, trunk muscle flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance index were significantly increased (p<.05). In the residents' perceptions and opinions on exercise, and their persistence in exercising regularly showed the exercise enhanced their sports skills, exercise metabolism and reduced fatigue were significantly improvement (p<.05). Even the subjects that exercised independently were also statistically significantly improvement after the weight reduction program (p<.05). When compared to before test, the weight of the finished reduction program, after the first month of weight reduction program, after the second month of weight reduction program and after the third month of weight reduction program were significantly decreased (p<.05). This study suggests that the weight reduction program could serve as an available and reliable method for maintained weight three months after the weight reduction program.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the weight change of overweight females after a weight reduction program. There were sixteen overweight female subjects with a body mass index (BMI) of larger than 24kg/m^2 recruited for this study. Weight, fat percentage, physical fitness, residents' perceptions and opinions on exercise, and their persistence in exercising regularly were all measured before and after the weight reduction program. Their weights were measured after the first, second, and third months following the weight reduction program. The results show that fat percentage was significantly decreased (p<.05), and grasping strength, trunk muscle flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance index were significantly increased (p<.05). In the residents' perceptions and opinions on exercise, and their persistence in exercising regularly showed the exercise enhanced their sports skills, exercise metabolism and reduced fatigue were significantly improvement (p<.05). Even the subjects that exercised independently were also statistically significantly improvement after the weight reduction program (p<.05). When compared to before test, the weight of the finished reduction program, after the first month of weight reduction program, after the second month of weight reduction program and after the third month of weight reduction program were significantly decreased (p<.05). This study suggests that the weight reduction program could serve as an available and reliable method for maintained weight three months after the weight reduction program.