Effects of a Circuit Training Program on Muscular and Cardiovascular Endurance and their Maintenance in Schoolchildren

• Authors: Daniel Mayorga-Vega , Jesús Viciana , Armando Cocca
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a circuit training program along with a maintenance program on muscular and cardiovascular endurance in children in a physical education setting. Seventy two children 10-12 years old from four different classes were randomly grouped into either an experimental group (n = 35) or a control group (n = 37) (two classes for each group). After an eight-week development program carried out twice a week and a four-week detraining period, the experimental group performed a four-week maintenance program once a week. The program included one circuit of eight stations of 15/45 to 35/25 seconds of work/rest performed twice. Abdominal muscular endurance (sit-ups in 30 seconds test), upper-limbs muscular endurance (bent arm hang test), and cardiovascular endurance (20-m endurance shuttle run test) were measured at the beginning and at the end of the development program, and at the end of the maintenance program. After the development program, muscular and cardiovascular endurance increased significantly in the experimental group (p < 0.05). The gains obtained remained after the maintenance program. The respective values did not change in the control group (p > 0.05). The results showed that the circuit training program was effective to increase and maintain both muscular and cardiovascular endurance among schoolchildren. This could help physical education teachers design programs that permit students to maintain fit muscular and cardiovascular endurance levels.

Keywords

EN

physical fitness program; health-related physical fitness; muscular strength; cardiorespiratory fitness; school-based program; physical education

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 153-160

Dates

published

1 - 06 - 2013

online

05 - 07 - 2013

Contributors

author

Daniel Mayorga-Vega

• Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Alfacar street, 18011, Granada (Spain), Phone: [phone], Fax r: 0034-958-24-43-69

author

Jesús Viciana

• Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Spain

author

Armando Cocca

• Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Spain

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2013-0036