Cargando…

Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors

In this study, functional fitness is defined as the level of independence and self-sufficiency of an elderly person, which facilitates leading an independent life, without the need for assistance from other people. A decrease in functional fitness among older adults is influenced by a variety of fac...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Umiastowska, Danuta, Kupczyk, Joanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32150937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051699
_version_ 1783508813067845632
author Umiastowska, Danuta
Kupczyk, Joanna
author_facet Umiastowska, Danuta
Kupczyk, Joanna
author_sort Umiastowska, Danuta
collection PubMed
description In this study, functional fitness is defined as the level of independence and self-sufficiency of an elderly person, which facilitates leading an independent life, without the need for assistance from other people. A decrease in functional fitness among older adults is influenced by a variety of factors. In addition to changes occurring in the human body in accordance with the laws of ontogenetic development, they can also be analyzed in terms of somatic parameters and the age of the subjects. The aim of this research was to find the factors differentiating the level of functional fitness of older adults. It involved 509 people divided into a group of people involved in regular physical activity and an inactive group. The Fullerton Functional Fitness Test was used to measure the level of physical fitness, and anthropometric measurements (body weight and height) were also performed. The level of functional fitness of Polish seniors was compared with the American standards established by R. E. Rikli and C. J. Jones. The results of our research confirm a higher level of functional fitness in active older adults, both women and men. In this group, BMI—(Body Mass Index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight) showed a greater correlation with shoulder girdle and back muscles strength, complex coordination, balance, agility, and endurance in women than in men. Finally, the surveyed Polish seniors exhibited a higher level of functional fitness than their American peers.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7084830
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-70848302020-03-23 Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors Umiastowska, Danuta Kupczyk, Joanna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In this study, functional fitness is defined as the level of independence and self-sufficiency of an elderly person, which facilitates leading an independent life, without the need for assistance from other people. A decrease in functional fitness among older adults is influenced by a variety of factors. In addition to changes occurring in the human body in accordance with the laws of ontogenetic development, they can also be analyzed in terms of somatic parameters and the age of the subjects. The aim of this research was to find the factors differentiating the level of functional fitness of older adults. It involved 509 people divided into a group of people involved in regular physical activity and an inactive group. The Fullerton Functional Fitness Test was used to measure the level of physical fitness, and anthropometric measurements (body weight and height) were also performed. The level of functional fitness of Polish seniors was compared with the American standards established by R. E. Rikli and C. J. Jones. The results of our research confirm a higher level of functional fitness in active older adults, both women and men. In this group, BMI—(Body Mass Index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight) showed a greater correlation with shoulder girdle and back muscles strength, complex coordination, balance, agility, and endurance in women than in men. Finally, the surveyed Polish seniors exhibited a higher level of functional fitness than their American peers. MDPI 2020-03-05 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7084830/ /pubmed/32150937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051699 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Umiastowska, Danuta
Kupczyk, Joanna
Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title_full Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title_fullStr Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title_full_unstemmed Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title_short Factors Differentiating the Level of Functional Fitness in Polish Seniors
title_sort factors differentiating the level of functional fitness in polish seniors
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32150937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051699
work_keys_str_mv AT umiastowskadanuta factorsdifferentiatingtheleveloffunctionalfitnessinpolishseniors
AT kupczykjoanna factorsdifferentiatingtheleveloffunctionalfitnessinpolishseniors