ผลของการฝึกเซอร์กิตเทรนนิ่งที่มีต่อดัชนีมวลกายและเปอร์เซ็นไขมันในร่างกายของนักศึกษาหญิง

Piyawat  Talubtong; Nannapat  Pholtan; Sittiporn Panpiriya; Nopporn  Tasnaina; Chanwit  Intarak

doi:10.60027/iarj.2025.287392

Authors

Piyawat Talubtong Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6869-2749
Nannapat Pholtan Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2096-5664
Sittiporn Panpiriya Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9550-8445
Nopporn Tasnaina Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6086-0657
Chanwit Intarak Thailand National Sports University, Udon Thani Campus, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2532-6342

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2025.287392

Keywords:

Circuit Training, Body Mass Index, Percent Body Fat

Abstract

Background and aim: Circuit training is a highly popular exercise method nowadays due to its convenience and effectiveness in building strength and endurance, as well as its ability to visibly reduce body fat. Circuit training combines various types of exercises in each round, with quick transitions between activities, allowing the body to use energy from both strength and endurance training simultaneously. Circuit training has also been recognized as an effective method for reducing body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage. This is consistent with the study by Ji-Woon Kim, Yeong-Chan Ko, Tae-Beom Seo, and Young-Pyo Kim (2018), which found that circuit training positively impacts body composition, particularly by reducing BMI and body fat percentage. Therefore, bodyweight-based circuit training is beneficial for reducing BMI and body fat percentage. This research will provide guidelines for effective and appropriate circuit training programs for students who aim to reduce BMI and body fat percentage. The study will help improve students' physical composition more effectively.

Methodology: This study aimed to investigate and compare the effects of circuit training on body mass index and percent body fat of male students aged 18-22 years from the Faculty of Sports Science and Health, Thailand National Sports University, Udon Thani campus. The experimental group consisted of 20 female students using circuit training for 8 weeks, three times per week. Data collection tools included a weight training program (Ji-Woon Kim, Yeong-Chan Ko, Tae-Beom Seo & Young-Pyo Kim, 2018) and a body composition analyzer, Jawon Medical Plus X-scan (UHM-101), utilizing independent sample t-tests for statistical analysis.

Results: The study found that the experimental group, following the circuit weight training program, showed decreased body mass index and percent body fat after the 8-week training period.

Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that the participants who underwent resistance training in the form of circuit training for a period of 8 weeks experienced a significant reduction in both body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage.

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