Alterations on health variables of women engaged in a public physical exercise program
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https://doi.org/10.5016/1980-6574.2010v16n1p162Keywords:
Antropometria, aptidão física, freqüência cardíaca.Abstract
The ageing process produce deleterious effects upon health, performance and leanness-obesity which in turn it restrain human functionality. This study analyzed eventual effects of seven months of exercises upon health indicators of women involved at a physical exercise public program. During seven months, 18 women participated in 50 min exercise activities (3x week), at Centro de Esporte e Lazer (Center for Sports and Leisure) Vila Oficinas, Curitiba, PR. Body mass, stature, BMI, WHR, %fat, abdominal strength (AS), flexibility (FLEX), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), estimated VO2max and resting heart rate (RHR) were compared. Statistics consisted of descriptive and Student’s dependent t test, p≤0.05. Results showed that only RHR and age were significantly altered. It can be concluded that physical activities were effective to promote a RHR reduction and a VO2 increment both followed by a lower BM and BMI values, although AS, WHR, and flexibility remained steady.Downloads
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