Effect of health resort treatment on the physical fitness of women assessed through the senior fitness test
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 23, Issue 63
Abstract
Introduction. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of health resort treatment on physical fitness in adult women.Material and methods: Study participants comprised 72 women living in cities, who underwent a three-week treatment program at a health resort in Kudowa Zdrój. They were divided into two age groups. The first group included 35 women aged 45–54 and the second group included 32 women aged 55–64. Two assessments using the Senior Fitness Test were performed, at the beginning and at the end of the treatment program. During the first assessment, the participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their lifestyles. The following parameters were selected for the purposes of this study: body mass, body height, and relative body mass index (BMI).Results: All trials of the Senior Fitness Test showed improvement in somatic parameters and physical fitness. The observed differences were statistically significant.Conclusions: Study participants had high mean values of BMI compared to the general Polish population. BMI values were higher in the second age group than in the first age group. The first age performed better than the other group in five trials of the Senior Fitness Test and the second group performed better in one of the trials. Undergoing a treatment program in a health resort improved the participants’ physical fitness and somatic parameters. Therefore, we may conclude that rehabilitation and a health-benefiting climate of a health resort have a positive effect on physical fitness in women.
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Aleksandra Katan, Antonina Kaczorowska, Zofia Ignasiak
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