THE EFFECT OF RECREATIVE BADMINTON GAME ON PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT VALUES OF ADULT FEMALE

Abstract

In this study, blood pressure values, waist/hip ratio and some skinfold thicknesses were investigated in female university students who played 8 week recreational badminton games. This research is an experimental study with a control group. The data of 42 participants between the ages of 18 and 29 who study at a university and don’t exercise was included the study. Among the participants, 21 constituted the research group while 21 of them were the control group. In the research group, regular Badminton game was applied for 8 weeks, 3 days a week and 60 minutes a day. At the end of the study, body mass index, heart rate, blood pressure, waist/hip ratio and some skinfold thicknesses decreased in the study group while the measurement values of the control group did not change.
However, when comparing the study group with the control group, only the number of heart beats at rest was lower in the study group. The other data were similar. The obtained data were found to be consistent with previously conducted many research results. It can be considered that the 8-week training is inadequate and the longer exercises will give better results