Abstract
Research examining the impact of physical activity on children’s body image has been limited and
equivocal. The current researchers examined the effect of 6-week circuit-based training on body esteem
and body mass index (BMI) in 68 British children (34 boys and 34 girls, aged 10–11 years, 16% overweight,
7% obese). TheBody EsteemScale for Children (BES-C)wasadministered to both the intervention groupand
control group, pre, post and 6 weeks post the intervention. BMI was directly assessed fromheight and body
mass pre- and post-intervention. The results of this study revealed that, as compared to the control group,
participation in 6-week circuit training significantly improved body esteem scores post-intervention.
However, these scores were not sustained 6 weeks post-intervention. The improvement in body esteem
scores frompre- to post-interventionwasgreater for girls as compared to boys.Additionally,BMIdecreased
significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 216-220 |
| Journal | Body Image |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Body esteem
- Weight status
- Physical activity
- Plyometrics