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Effects of indoor cycling (spinning) exercise on body image and anthropometric measurements in women: An eight-week intervention study

  • Rustam Akhmedov1
  • Murat Kasap2
  • Dzhiparkul Abdyrakhmanova
  • Gökhan Recep Aydın
  • Nilufar Khaidarova
  • Saltanat Kaiky
  • Ayça Genç
  • Bilal Demirhan
  1. 1Department of Coach Education, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University Faculty of Sports Sciences, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  2. 2Department of Coach Education, Bartın University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Bartın, Türkiye
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Abstract

This pre-test post-test intervention study included forty women (n = 40) with a mean age of 31.75 ± 5.38 years. Participants performed 45-minute indoor group cycling (spinning) sessions three times per week for eight weeks. Body image perception, assessed using the Body Image Scale developed by Secord and Jourard [1] and adapted into Turkish by Hovardaoglu [2], and anthropometric measurements were evaluated before and after the intervention. Following the exercise program, total body image scores increased significantly from 137.30 ± 27.19 to 159.00 ± 20.81 (p < .001, r = 0.85). Significant reductions were also observed in body weight (from 71.35 ± 9.05 kg to 67.53 ± 8.03 kg, −3.82 kg), body mass index (from 27.05 ± 3.18 kg/m2 to 25.61 ± 2.89 kg/m2), and chest, waist, hip, and thigh circumference measurements (all p < .001). No statistically significant change was found in shoulder circumference (p > .05). These findings indicate that an eight-week indoor group cycling (spinning) exercise program positively influences both body image perception and selected anthropometric indicators in adult women. Indoor cycling may therefore be considered an effective group-based exercise approach supporting both physical and psychological well-being. However, as this was a pre-test post-test study without a control group, causal interpretations should be made with caution.

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@article{akhmedov2026effects,
  title = {{Effects of indoor cycling (spinning) exercise on body image and anthropometric measurements in women: An eight-week intervention study}},
  author = {Rustam Akhmedov and Murat Kasap and Dzhiparkul Abdyrakhmanova and Gökhan Recep Aydın and Nilufar Khaidarova and Saltanat Kaiky and Ayça Genç and Bilal Demirhan},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0358959},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358959},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of indoor cycling (spinning) exercise on body image and anthropometric measurements in women: An eight-week intervention study
AU  - Rustam Akhmedov
AU  - Murat Kasap
AU  - Dzhiparkul Abdyrakhmanova
AU  - Gökhan Recep Aydın
AU  - Nilufar Khaidarova
AU  - Saltanat Kaiky
AU  - Ayça Genç
AU  - Bilal Demirhan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/05
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0358959
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358959
AB  - This pre-test post-test intervention study included forty women (n = 40) with a mean age of 31.75 ± 5.38 years. Participants performed 45-minute indoor group cycling (spinning) sessions three times per week for eight weeks. Body image perception, assessed using the Body Image Scale developed by Secord and Jourard [1] and adapted into Turkish by Hovardaoglu [2], and anthropometric measurements were evaluated before and after the intervention. Following the exercise program, total body image scores increased significantly from 137.30 ± 27.19 to 159.00 ± 20.81 (p < .001, r = 0.85). Significant reductions were also observed in body weight (from 71.35 ± 9.05 kg to 67.53 ± 8.03 kg, −3.82 kg), body mass index (from 27.05 ± 3.18 kg/m2 to 25.61 ± 2.89 kg/m2), and chest, waist, hip, and thigh circumference measurements (all p < .001). No statistically significant change was found in shoulder circumference (p > .05). These findings indicate that an eight-week indoor group cycling (spinning) exercise program positively influences both body image perception and selected anthropometric indicators in adult women. Indoor cycling may therefore be considered an effective group-based exercise approach supporting both physical and psychological well-being. However, as this was a pre-test post-test study without a control group, causal interpretations should be made with caution.
SN  - 1932-6203
ER  -