ERIC Number: EJ840639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 5
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The Effect of an Acute After-School Exercise Bout on Percentage of Body Fat Using Leg-to-Leg Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Children
Andreacci, Joseph L.; Dixon, Curt B.; Rompolski, Krista; VanGorden, Kelly M.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v79 n4 p535-539 Dec 2008
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a fast, easy to administer, and relatively inexpensive method of evaluating body composition. Due to the ease of operation, interest in using BIA to estimate percentage of body fat (%BF) has grown, especially in settings where body composition assessments are often performed without the benefit of properly-trained personnel (e.g., school districts). Extremely popular are the relatively new leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (LBIA) devices that measure body composition as the individual stands on a bathroom-like scale. The LBIA method introduces a low level electrical current into the body and measures the lower-body impedance, or resistance, to the current flow. From impedance, fat-free mass and %BF can be estimated using equations developed for adults and children. This investigation examines the effect an acute bout of structured, moderately intense physical exercise in a field setting had on LBIA-estimated %BF in children. The primary finding of this investigation was that an acute after-school exercise program had a minimal effect on LBIA-determined %BF in children. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Body Composition, Exercise, Investigations, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Children, Child Health, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques
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