THE INFLUENCE OF COMPOUND EXERCISE FORMS ON IMPROVING EMPLOYEE FITNESS
Authors/Creators
- 1. Doctoral Program Student (S3), Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Sports Science and Health, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- 2. Department of Health Education and Recreation, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta Indonesia.
- 3. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Sport and Health, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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Abstract
Introduction: Exercise is an important element of a healthy and active lifestyle, especially for employees. The current era of modernization is a change in diet and lifestyle that is increasingly complex and diverse which can cause health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and mental disorders. One effort to improve health and fitness can be done through exercise which has a significant role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life, especially for employees. Compound exercise is a form of weight training that involves various muscle groups simultaneously. This exercise is done by involving two or more joints which aims to train the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that surround the joints. The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of the form of compound exercise in improving employee fitness. Methods: This study used a pre-experimental method with a One-group pretest-post-test design, the subjects of the study were 26 employees of a company engaged in the Retail sector in Makassar City, the study was conducted for 5 weeks with each week given 3 times of Exercise intervention, measure the success of the results of the Exercise intervention using Strength-Based with the As Many Reps As Possible (AMPRAP) until Failure method. Results: the results of the statistical test showed that there was an effect of the Compound Exercise form before and after training on push-Ups (p <0.05), Sit-Ups (p <0.05), Squad (p <0.05) and sumo squats (p <0.05). Based on the results of the study, a significant increase was obtained. This shows that the compound exercise form program is very effective in increasing upper body muscle strength (push-ups), abdominal muscle strength (sit-ups), and leg and core muscle strength (squats and sumo squats). Conclusion: compound exercise has been proven effective in improving physical fitness, especially upper body, core, and leg muscle strength, this form of exercise can help reduce the risk of injury in employees and support sustainable physical endurance.