VO2max Changes in Sedentary Young Men After Asian Squat Exercise
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sedentary
Asian squat
VO2max

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VO2max Changes in Sedentary Young Men After Asian Squat Exercise. (2025). African Journal of Biomedical Research, 28(1S), 1166-1172. https://doi.org/10.53555/AJBR.v28i1S.6104

Abstract

Background and Study Aim. Sedentary lifestyle has a significant relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness level (VO2max) in children and adolescents. Resistance training such as Asian squats can improve not only local but also systemic endurance capacity. This study aims to analyze the changes of VO2max in sedentary male adolescents after Asian squat exercise.

Material and Methods. The subjects were 30 sedentary adolescent boys aged 15-17 years old who met the inclusion criteria. The subjects were divided into two groups, 15 control group and 15 experimental group. The control group received no treatment. The experimental group was given Asian squat exercise 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Results. In the experimental group, significant changes in the form of an increase in VO2max values based on the mean, appeared from week 4 to week 8 (p = 0.001) with an effect size of 0.95. There was no significant change from week 0 to week 4, and also from week 0 to week 8. There was no significant change from week 4 to week 8 and also from week 0 to week 8 in the control group. Intergroup comparison showed a significant change in VO2max between the control and experimental groups at week 8 (p = 0.048) with an effect size of 0.75.

Conclusions. There was an increase in VO2max after Asian squat training, and there were differences in changes in VO2max between the two groups. Asian squat exercise is a simple, safe, and easy to do resistance exercise.

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