The Effect of Physical Activity on Weight Decrease of Obesity Students at Smk Negeri 3 Salatiga

Angkit Kinasih (Health and Recreation Physical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga)
Kristiawan Prasetyo Agung Nugroho (Nutrition Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga)
Nur Sugiharso (Health and Recreation Physical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga)

Journal Physical Education, Health and Recreation
Vol 5, No 1 (2020): Oktober

Adolescent obesity occurs because it requires more nutritional intake to support the growth process and sometimes without being balanced with a healthy lifestyle and lack of physical activity. The research objective was to determine the effect of physical activity on weight loss of obese students at SMK Negeri 3 Salatiga. This type of quantitative research with a quasi-experimental model. There were 20 students in class X and XI with BMI> 27 kg / m2. Physical activity undertaken is a pattern of aerobic physical exercises such as jogging, push ups, and sit ups for 3 times a week with a duration of 30 minutes for 1 month. Analysis of research data includes the stages of univariate data analysis including descriptive information from respondents and analysis of bivariate data using Paired Samples T Test. The results of this study have reduced body weight by 3% with physical exercise in the form of jogging, push ups, and sit ups.