EFFECTS OF 8-WEEK GEORDIES CIRCUIT TRAINING ON PULMONARY FUNCTION VARIABLES OF OBESE FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN OYO TOWN

Authors

  • OLUSEGUN ADEWALE AJAYI Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State
  • ABASS AYOBAMI SALAAM Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State

Keywords:

Geordies circuit training, Obesity, Vital capacity, Peak expiratory flow rate

Abstract

This study examined the effects of an 8-week Geordies circuit training programme
on pulmonary function variables of obese female undergraduates in tertiary institutions
in Oyo Town, Nigeria. The study adopted a pretest-posttest experimental design. The
population for the study was 70 participants who were divided into experimental and
control groups respectively. The t-test statistics were used to compare the difference in
the results between the experimental and the control group. The findings from the study
showed that there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of
Vital Capacity (Crit-t = 2.00, Cal.t = 4.934, df = 69,p<.05). Also, the findings showed
that there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of Peak
Expiratory Flow Rate (Crit-t = 2.00, Cal.t = 8.714, df = 69,p<.05). Based on the findings
of the study, it is recommended that obese female undergraduates should be encouraged
to take part in regular Geordies jogger circuit exercise for improved cardiopulmonary
functions.

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Published

2025-10-07

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT, WELLNESS, LEISURE AND SPORTS (NJHWLS)

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