Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (03): 463-469.doi: 10.16359/j.1000-3193/AAS.2021.0021

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Comparison of the effects of cheerleading and aerobics training on improving the physical fitness of middle school girls

WANG Xiaona()   

  1. Department of Sports for Zhengzhou Technology and Business University, Zhengzhou 451400
  • Received:2020-12-14 Revised:2021-03-01 Online:2022-06-15 Published:2022-06-16

Abstract:

In order to explore the effect of cheerleading or aerobics training on the body composition and bone mineral density and muscle explosive force of middle school girls, 62 middle school girls in cheerleading training (cheerleading group), 58 middle school girls in aerobics training (aerobics group) and 80 middle school girls (control group) were recruited under strict control of the inclusion criteria of the subjects, their height, weight, body composition, bone mineral density and muscle explosive force were measured respectively to comparative studies. The results are as follows, compared with the control group, the protein percentage, muscle percentage and inorganic salt percentage of the cheerleading group and the aerobics group were significantly higher, while the fat percentage was significantly lower. Compared with the cheerleading group, the protein percentage and muscle percentage of the aerobics group were significantly higher, while the fat percentage was significantly lower. The hip bone density in cheerleading group and aerobics group was significantly higher than that in control group, the spinal bone density in aerobics group was significantly higher than that in control group, and the hip bone density in aerobics group was also significantly higher than that in cheerleading group. Compared with the control group, the lower limb muscle explosive force in the cheerleading group was significantly higher (P<0.05), and the upper limb muscle, lower limb muscle, waist abdomen muscle and lower back muscle explosive force in the aerobics group were also significantly higher. Compared with the cheerleading group, the upper limb muscle, lower limb muscle, waist abdomen muscle and lower back muscle explosive force in the aerobics group were also significantly higher. The results suggest that cheerleading or aerobics training can improve the body composition of middle school girls, increase their bone mineral density and ;muscle explosive force. The intervention effect of aerobics is better than that of cheerleading, which may be related to the technical characteristics and intensity of aerobics.

Key words: Cheerleading, Aerobics, middle school girls, Physical fitness

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