Key result
A 10-week TABATA workout program significantly decreased body mass index in overweight female college students from 26.81 to 25.75 (p < .05).
Why the study?
Data on the efficacy of the TABATA workout among college students within higher education institutions in the Philippines were lacking.
Does a 10-week TABATA workout reduce BMI in overweight female college students?
Does a 10-week TABATA workout reduce BMI in overweight female college students?
Absolute Event Rate: 25.75% vs 26.81%
p-value: p=< .05
A 10-week TABATA workout program significantly reduced BMI in overweight female college students.
May support short-term BMI reduction via TABATA in this cohort; leaves open efficacy in randomized or broader populations.
The efficacy of the TABATA workout for college students has been emphasized in academic literature. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research undertaken on college students within the specific setting of higher education institutions in the Philippines. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the TABATA workout’s efficacy for overweight female college students. The present study utilized an experimental methodology to evaluate the efficacy of TABATA training among twenty overweight college students aging from 19-21 years old [(N20yo = 9 (45.00%), N19yo = 6 (30.00%), N21yo = 5 (25.00%); mean = 19.95]. Furthermore, the students participated in a 20-minute workout, three times each week, for a duration of ten weeks. The paired t-test was employed to ascertain the statistical significance of the variance observed in participants’ BMI values after a duration of 10 weeks. Following a 10-week exercise regimen, it was observed that participants saw a decrease in their body mass index (BMI) and shown overall improvement [BMIa(pre) (26.81 ± 1.37) and BMIb(post) (25.75 ± 1.63), t(19) = 9.379, p < .05]. According to the results obtained, engagement in the TABATA program has demonstrated efficacy and the potential to yield substantial enhancements in students’ body mass index. This study did not consider additional variables that could potentially influence the outcome of the study. Hence, it is possible to conduct similar experiments by considering additional variables that were not accounted for in this study.
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Ekowati et al. (2023) studied Overweight (n=20). TABATA workout vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Body mass index (BMI) (p=< .05). A 10-week TABATA workout program significantly decreased body mass index in overweight female college students from 26.81 to 25.75 (p < .05).
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