Effects of online functional training with different rest periods on body composition flexibility and postural control in sedentary women

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of two different rest periods on body composition, flexibility, and postural control in sedentary women participating in online functional trainings. The sample included 64 healthy women from Hatay (Antakya), randomly assigned to three groups: Functional Training-30 (n=21), Functional Training-60 (n=20) and a Control Group (n=23). The Functional Training-30 group had a mean age of 29.48 years, height of 162.24 cm and weight of 80.70 kg, while the Functional Training-60 group had a mean age of 28.95 years, height of 163.40 cm and weight of 70.57 kg. The Control Group had a mean age of 28.44 years, height of 162.13 cm, and weight of 72.20 kg. The 8-week training program included 30 seconds of rest for one group and 60 seconds for the other and sessions lasted about an hour, three times a week. The Control Group did not participate in any training. Anthropometric parameters (body weight, body mass index, skinfold thickness, circumference measurement), posture control and flexibility were measured in the pre- and post-training evaluations. In the analysis of the data, LSD and Dunnett’s C, One-Way ANOVA and t-test for Dependent Samples were applied as Post-Hoc tests. After eight weeks of functional training, a significant decrease was observed in both training groups, including body weight, BMI, circumference measurements and skinfold thickness. At the same time a significant improvement was recorded in postural control and flexibility performance (p<0.05). These results show that functional training applied with different rest periods led to positive and significant changes in body composition, circumference measurements, postural control and flexibility, with the most significant change being detected in the FT-30 group.