Table 1 Effects of swimming training on the body fat percentage
Fat percentage | Pretraining | Swimming training | Detraining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 4Â weeks | 8Â weeks | 12Â weeks | |
Whole body | 28.6 ± 5.7 | 27.3 ± 6.1 | 25.4 ± 5.6* | 25.8 ± 6.1 |
Trunk | 29.8 ± 5.8 | 28.8 ± 5.6 | 26.1 ± 6.0* | 27.1 ± 5.2 |
Left UE | 25.9 ± 6.4 | 24.6 ± 6.2 | 23.9 ± 5.1* | 24.6 ± 6.3 |
Left LE | 27.8 ± 6.1 | 27.2 ± 5.9 | 25.2 ± 6.1* | 25.5 ± 5.8* |
Right UE | 25.3 ± 6.2 | 24.8 ± 5.6 | 23.2 ± 5.0* | 23.9 ± 6.0 |
Right LE | 27.9 ± 6.2 | 27.3 ± 5.7 | 25.1 ± 6.2* | 26.1 ± 5.8* |