Abstract:

Introduction: Overweight and obesity have increased significantly in the last decades, generating alterations in the individual's physical health. Objective: To verify the effect of a physical exercise program in relation anthropometric measurements and physical fitness levels of obese women. Methods: Intervention study, without control group, carried out from August 2017 to December 2018, the anthropometric measurements were evaluated by the bioimpedance balance, physical fitness assessment consisted of the battery of tests known by Rikli and Jones. The exercise program totaled 16 sessions of 50 minutes. After the intervention to the body composition of women, there was a decrease in abdominal circumference (p=0,009) and body mass index (p=0,004), as well as increase in upper and lower limb strength (p=0,018) and (p=0,001), agility (p=0,013), lower limb flexibility (p=0,049) and posterior chain flexibility (p=0,002). Conclusions: The physical exercise program was effective for the reduction of anthropometric measurements, and the improvement of muscle strength and flexibility scores related to physical fitness.

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