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Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age

AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness of women of the perimenopausal age and self-assessment of the quality of their health. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-four women between 48 and 58 years of age were included in the study. Half of the...

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Autores principales: Saulicz, Mariola, Saulicz, Edward, Myśliwiec, Andrzej, Wolny, Tomasz, Linek, Paweł, Knapik, Andrzej, Rottermund, Jerzy
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Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26327897
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pm.2015.52152
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author Saulicz, Mariola
Saulicz, Edward
Myśliwiec, Andrzej
Wolny, Tomasz
Linek, Paweł
Knapik, Andrzej
Rottermund, Jerzy
author_facet Saulicz, Mariola
Saulicz, Edward
Myśliwiec, Andrzej
Wolny, Tomasz
Linek, Paweł
Knapik, Andrzej
Rottermund, Jerzy
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description AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness of women of the perimenopausal age and self-assessment of the quality of their health. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-four women between 48 and 58 years of age were included in the study. Half of the group (42) was assigned to the control group and the other half was assigned to the experimental group. In both groups studied, physical fitness was evaluated using a modified Fullerton's test and a quality of life self-assessment SF-36 (Short Form of Health Status Questionnaire). Similar tests were repeated 4 weeks later. In the experimental group, a Nordic walking training was conducted between the two tests. During 4 weeks, 10 training sessions were performed, each session was 60 minutes long, and there was an interval of 2 days between the sessions. RESULTS: A 4-week Nordic walking training resulted in a significant improvement (p < 0.001) of physical fitness as demonstrated by an increased strength and flexibility of the upper and lower part of the body and the ability to walk a longer distance during a 6-minute walking test. Women participating in the training also showed a significant improvement in health in terms of both physical health (p < 0.001) and mental health (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A 4-week Nordic walking training has a positive effect on the physical fitness of the women in the perimenopausal age. Participation in training contributes also to a clearly higher self-assessment of the quality of health.
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spelling pubmed-44980292015-08-31 Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age Saulicz, Mariola Saulicz, Edward Myśliwiec, Andrzej Wolny, Tomasz Linek, Paweł Knapik, Andrzej Rottermund, Jerzy Prz Menopauzalny Original Paper AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness of women of the perimenopausal age and self-assessment of the quality of their health. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-four women between 48 and 58 years of age were included in the study. Half of the group (42) was assigned to the control group and the other half was assigned to the experimental group. In both groups studied, physical fitness was evaluated using a modified Fullerton's test and a quality of life self-assessment SF-36 (Short Form of Health Status Questionnaire). Similar tests were repeated 4 weeks later. In the experimental group, a Nordic walking training was conducted between the two tests. During 4 weeks, 10 training sessions were performed, each session was 60 minutes long, and there was an interval of 2 days between the sessions. RESULTS: A 4-week Nordic walking training resulted in a significant improvement (p < 0.001) of physical fitness as demonstrated by an increased strength and flexibility of the upper and lower part of the body and the ability to walk a longer distance during a 6-minute walking test. Women participating in the training also showed a significant improvement in health in terms of both physical health (p < 0.001) and mental health (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A 4-week Nordic walking training has a positive effect on the physical fitness of the women in the perimenopausal age. Participation in training contributes also to a clearly higher self-assessment of the quality of health. Termedia Publishing House 2015-06-22 2015-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4498029/ /pubmed/26327897 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pm.2015.52152 Text en Copyright © 2015 Termedia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Saulicz, Mariola
Saulicz, Edward
Myśliwiec, Andrzej
Wolny, Tomasz
Linek, Paweł
Knapik, Andrzej
Rottermund, Jerzy
Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title_full Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title_fullStr Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title_full_unstemmed Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title_short Effect of a 4-week Nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
title_sort effect of a 4-week nordic walking training on the physical fitness and self-assessment of the quality of health of women of the perimenopausal age
topic Original Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26327897
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pm.2015.52152
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