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- Title
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF A 13 WEEK HYDROGYMNASTICS PROGRAM ON HEALTHY BRAZILIAN WOMEN.
- Authors
Vicentin, Ana Paula Martins; Padovani, Carlos Roberto; Gonçalves, Aguinaldo
- Abstract
A systematic and oriented physical activity program was carried out as a hydrogymnastics experimental study. Participation in the program was selected as the independent variable and weight, height, body mass index, flexibility, body image and quality of life index as the dependent variables; cardiac frequency monitoring in a group of 30 sedentary women aged 25 to 55, with controlled intensity. Intervention was composed of three hydrogymnastic sessions per week, each with a duration of 60 min for 13 weeks. Pre- and post-intervention measures were compared using the Wilcoxon and paired t-test. A statistically significant difference was observed only for flexibility. Possible explanations for this are clear, particularly the initiation of sedentary individuals into regular programs of physical exercises. The psychosocial results of the program were also recorded, regarding social inclusion, generating individual and collective actions that provided achievements in respective standards of acting and doing.
- Subjects
AQUATIC exercises; GYMNASTICS; BRAZILIANS; WOMEN'S health; BODY mass index; BODY image
- Publication
Facta Universitatis: Series Physical Education & Sport, 2006, Vol 4, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1451-740X
- Publication type
Article