승마운동이 중년여성의 복부비만, 요부근육 및 전두엽 뇌활성화에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of horse riding exercise on the abdominal obesity, lumbar muscle and frontal lobe brain activation in middle-aged women. 16 participants were divided into a control group (C, n=8) and a horse riding exercise group (E, n=8). The horse riding exercise was carried out under the condition of 40 minutes, 2 days a week for 12 weeks. Abdominal obesity (total abdominal fat, abdominal cavity fat, subcutaneous fat), lumbar muscle (psoas major muscle, quadratus lumborum muscle, erector spinae muscle, multifidus muscle) and frontal lobe brain activation (emotion index, attention concentration index of left side frontal lobe and right side frontal lobe) of all participants were measured at the baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks of the program. All data were expressed as mean and standard deviation by using the SPSS program, and two-way ANOVA with repeated measure was performed to test interaction of group and period. Significance was set at the α=.05. Total abnominal fat, abdominal cavity fat, subcutaneous fat were significantly decreased within E group after 12 weeks, and E group manifested significant difference in total abdominal fat, compared with C group after 12 weeks. Psoas major muscle, quadratus lumborum muscle, erector spinae muscle were significantly increased within E group after 12 weeks, and E group manifested significant difference in multifidus muscle (after 6 weeks and 12 weeks), compared with C group. Emotion index and attention concentration index of right side frontal lobe were significantly increased within E group after 12 weeks. In summary when considering above the results, horse riding exercise could improve the levels of abdominal fat, lumbar muscle. Furthermore horse riding exercise could increase the emotion and attention concentration index.