Evaluating Health Markers Response to Aerobic Exercise Among Adult Keep Fit Clubs Members in Ghana: A Paired Analysis Across Genders

Abstract

The prevalence of physical inactivity among adults and adolescents worldwide is alarmingly high, contributing to increased morbidity and  mortality rates. The assessment of physiological and anthropometric markers holds significant implications in light of the global  burden of physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyles, and non-communicable diseases. A pre-test post-test control group quasi-experimental  design was used to examine participants’ health markers response to aerobic exercise among Keep Fit clubs in Accra, Ghana. There was a  total of 64 participants, 32 in each training group. Longitudinal data from 12-week intervals was collected on two different occasions to  track the changes in the variables over time and among males and females. A paired sample ttest comparison of means was calculated  for males and females separately to examine the effectiveness of the exercise protocols on the selected anthropometric and physiological  measures. The results showed that males mostly responded to continuous exercise. At the same time, females responded  better to single training.