본 연구는 50대 비만중년여성을 대상으로 순환운동이 건강체력, 혈압 및 혈관탄성도에 미치는 영향을 규명하는데 있었으며, 이를 위해 비만중년여성 24명을 대상으로 운동그룹 12명, 대조군 12명으로 분류하여 8주간 순환운동 프로그램을 실시하였다. 순환운동 프로그램은 유산소 운동과 저항운동으로 구성 되었으며, 회당 40분간, 주3회 실시하였고, 유산소 운동 수행강도는 50-70% HRmax, 저항운동은 1-RM 의 40-60%로 수행되었으며, 순환운동 전·후에 측정한 자료의 그룹 내 차이 비교를 위해 대응표본 T검정, 그룹 간 차이는 운동 전·후의 변화율을 산출하여 독립표본 T검정을 실시하였다. 그 결과 운동그룹은 건강 체력 중 BMI(p<.05)가 유의하게 감소하였고, 심폐지구력(p<.001), 근지구력(p<.001), 유연성(p<.01)이 증가하였으며, 그룹 간 대조군 보다 심폐지구력, 유연성이 유의하게 증가되었다(p<.01). 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압은 운동그룹이 유의하게 감소하였으며(p<.01), 이완기 혈압은 그룹 간 대조군 보다 운동그룹이 유 의하게 감소하였다(p<.05). PWV는 운동그룹이 유의하게 감소하였고(p<.05), 대조군이 유의하게 증가하였으며(p<.01), 그룹 간 대조군 보다 운동군이 유의하게 감소하였다(p<.05). 이상의 결과 비만중년여성의 건강증진 및 비만치료를 위한 순환운동은 건강체력, 혈압 및 혈관탄성도에 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 사료된다.
The subjects for the study were twenty four obese women(50’s) composed of the exercise group(n=12) and to a“no exercise”control group(n=12). The variables of health-related fitness, blood pressure, and blood vessel elasticity where measured in all the subjects before the start of the training program and after at the end of the 8 weeks circuit training. The test data were analyzed by t-test, paired t-test, and alpha level of p<.05 was set for all tests of significance. Health-related fitness was exercise group, the BMI had significantly decreased, and the 20m shuttle run, sit-ups and sit-and-reach had significantly increased. Blood pressure was exercise group, the systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure had significantly decreased. Also, after the circuit training program, the exercise group had significantly higher diastolic blood pressure than did the control group. blood vessel elasticity was exercise group, the blood vessel elasticity had significantly decreased. And exercise group had significantly higher diastolic blood vessel elasticity than did the control group. In conclusion, BMI, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure had significantly decreased, but 20 m shuttle run, sit-ups and sit-and-reach had significantly increased in the combined exercise group after the 8 weeks circuit training. Therefore, regular and continuous circuit training were effective in improving the body composition, blood pressure, blood vessel elasticity and health-related fitness.