Author(s)

Jinling Chen ^1,2, Asmadi Bin Ishak ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
² Hainan University of Science and Technology, Hainan, Haikou, China

Corresponding Author

Jinling Chen

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the effects of recreational basketball and Tabata training on body composition in overweight and obese male youth. Forty-five male university students( age 20.2±1.3) were recruited and randomly assigned into three groups consisting of experimental [MSSG (n=12) and HIIT (n=14)] and control groups (n=14). Participants completed a 12-week intervention (3 sessions/week). The MSSG group performed small-sided games on a modified basketball court, whereas the HIIT group completed Tabata training on an outdoor playground. The control group maintained their usual daily routines and no training. Anthropometric measurements were used to assess changes in body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body fat percentage (BF), and fat mass (FM) before and after the intervention. After 12 weeks, both the MSSG and HIIT groups showed significant lower BMI, WHR, BF% and FM compared to the control group (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences were observed between the experimental groups. In conclusion, both recreational basketball and Tabata training effectively improved body composition in overweight and obese male youth, highlighting the comparable effectiveness of these two training modalities. Moreover, recreational basketball demonstrated a slight higher scores than HIIT, MSSG may represent a new exercise strategy for promoting long-term adherence among obese young men.

KEYWORDS

High intensity interval training; Modified Small-Sided games; Recreational basketball; Tabata training; Body composition; Overweight/obesity young men

CITE THIS PAPER

Jinling Chen, Asmadi Bin Ishak. Effects of Recreational Basketball and Tabata Training on Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Young Men. Journal of Human Movement Science (2026) Vol. 7, No. 1, 1-7. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jhms.2026.070101.

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