1. Executive Summary for Research Assessment Project
Obesity in Young Adults
By: Andrew Rota
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2. Purpose/Context/Literature Review
Physical activity has a big impact on weight
Targets individuals with:
Sedentary lifestyles
Those who are obese
Exercise at a young age
Exercises tested:
Push Ups
Sit ups
Kettlebell Swings
Mile run

3. Method/Learning Outcomes
Stopwatch
Recorded data via Personal Trainer
Clients will be monitored
Clients will be able to see their Pre and Post tests results regarding their performance of the exercises
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4. Basic Description of Study
Rushed lifestyle in today’s society
Sedentary lifestyles
Health issues occurring at young ages
Less physically active than ever
Obesity arising in children
Goal: to help young adults live a more active lifestyle
10 week student & comparison of pre and post performance results

5. Instrumentation/Assessment Plan
Completed by the Personal Trainer immediately following each exercise
Used for Pre and Post tests for all clients

6. Pre & Post Data Results

7. Results/Analysis of Data – PRE Test Exercises Means Graph

8. Results/Analysis of Data – POST Test Exercises Means Graph

9. Results/Analysis Data – One Mile Run PRE/POST Graph

10. Results/Analysis of Data – Push Ups
PRE - Females Mean = 14.6 Standard Deviation = 5.3 POST - Females Mean = 16.3 Standard Deviation = 5.2 PRE – Males Mean = 27.7 Standard Deviation = 9.0 Post - Males Mean = 29.0 Standard Deviation = 9.2
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11. Results/Analysis of Data – Sit Ups
PRE – Females Mean = 36.1 Standard Deviation = 8.9 POST – Females Mean = 37.1 Standard Deviation = 8.1 PRE – Males Mean = 36.2 POST – Males Mean = 37.6 Standard Deviation = 8.4
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12. Results/Analysis of Data – Kettlebell Swings
PRE – Females Mean = 23.7 Standard Deviation = 4.1 POST – Females Mean = 25.0 Standard Deviation = 4.0 PRE – Males Mean = 33.3 Standard Deviation = 5.0 POST – Males Mean = 34.5 Standard Deviation = 5.3
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13. Results/Analysis of Data – One Mile Run
PRE – Females Mean = 690.3s Standard Deviation = 79.2 POST – Females Mean = Standard Deviation = 78.3 PRE – Males Mean = 675.1s Standard Deviation = 50.2 POST – Males Mean = 671.6s Standard Deviation = 48.8
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14. Results/Analysis of Data – P Value
Push Ups Females = Males = Sit Ups Females = Males = Kettlebell Swings Females = Males = One Mile Run Females = Males =

15. Discussion/ Instructional Decision Making
Only one significant difference between the overall Sit Ups Pre and Post tests data regarding the mean
The overall P Value for Push Ups per minute, Kettlebell Swings per minute is also significantly higher
Only for females, the P Value for Sit Ups is 0.60, which means there is a higher significance of probability occurring
The P Value for the One Mile run is significantly lower because all of the post-test numbers were lower than the pre-test numbers
For males, the probability of Sit Ups per minute, Push Ups per minute, and Kettlebell Swings is significantly higher because the pre-test data was lower than the post-test

16. Next Steps/Evaluation and Reflection
This study will be conducted on a quarterly basis
- Motivating to try and increase your performance throughout the year
- Help young children and adults prevent obesity
 The Sit Ups, Push Ups, and Kettlebell Swings performed by the males and females all showed slight improvement in repetitions completed from the Pre and Post data results
The One-Mile Run time for females was slightly worse for the Post data oppose to Pre
The One-Mile Run time for the males was slightly better for the Post data oppose to Pre

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