Table 1. Body composition determined by LBIA before and after sub-maximal exercise. Data are means (±SD).

 

Female (n = 29)

 

Male (n = 30)

 

 

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

% Body Fat

23.2 (9.9)

21.8 (9.9) ***

23.3 (10.5)

21.8 (10.2) ***

Impedance (Ω)

617.3 (61.7)

598.9 (58.1) ***

590.6 (55.8)

569.8 (52.4) ***

Body Mass (kg)

35.3 (9.7)

35.2 (9.7) ***

34.6 (10.7)

34.5 (10.6) *

Fat Mass (kg)

8.9 (5.8)

8.5 (5.7) ***

8.9 (7.1)

8.4 (6.9) ***

Fat Free Mass (kg)

26.3 (4.7)

26.7 (4.7) ***

26.6 (5.0)

26.1 (5.1) ***

Total Body Water (kg)

19.3 (3.4)

19.6 (3.5) ***

18.8 (3.7)

19.1 (3.8) ***

*and *** denote p < 0.05 and 0.001 respectively as compared with pre-test.