| Effects of Taekwondo Training on Skeletal Maturation, Body Composition, & Metabolic Syndrome |
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Byung-Kwan Ryu, Jin-Wook Chung, Young-Soo Jin, Hye-Young Lee, Sung-Il Song, Yoon-Taek Lim, Tae-Wan Kim |
Youngin University
University of Ulsan
Asan Medical Center
Korea University
Korea National Sports University |
Correspondence:
Jin-Wook Chung,
Email: cjw826@hotmail.com
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Received: 4 June 2009 • Accepted: 19 July 2009 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Taekwondo training on skeletal maturation, body composition, & metabolic syndrome. 61 male elementary school students participated in this study and divided into two groups. Taekwondo Group(TG, n=32) has continued Taekwondo practice at least for 6month, 3days/wk, 1hr/session and control group(CG, n=29) hasn't participated in regular exercise. Greulich and Pyle method and Inbody 3.0 were used to measure skeletal maturation and body composition, respectively. Waist circumference, blood pressure, HDL-C, TG, blood glucose were measured to determine metabolic syndrome risk factors. As a result, there were significant differences between groups in skeletal maturation, BMI, %bodyfat, body fat(kg), waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, and TG. In conclusion, longitudinal Taekwondo training positively affect on delaying skeletal maturation, improving obesity, and protecting metabolic syndrome. |
| Keywords:
Taekwondo, skeletal maturation, body composition, metabolic syndrome |
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