Comparison of Functional Capability,Flexibility,Strength and Quality of Life in Aged Women Engaged in Resistance Exercise,Weight-Bearing Training or Hydro-Gymnastics
作者机构:Physiology and Metabolism Research CenterYMCA Physical Education FacultySorocaba-SPBrazil Federal Institute of EducationScience and TechnologySao Paulo-SPBrazil Postgraduate Program in Interdisciplinary Health ScienceCruzeiro do Sul UniversitySao Paulo-SPBrazil
出 版 物:《Journal of Sports Science》 (运动科学(英文版))
年 卷 期:2019年第7卷第4期
页 面:106-114页
学科分类:0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 05[文学]
主 题:Aged exercise physical fitness quality of life
摘 要:Although any type or amount of physical exercise may reverse the cellular processes that lead to the aging,regular physical exercise can attenuate the decline in physical and functional abilities observed in ***,the most encouraged activities in gyms and clubs are resistance training,functional training,and *** main objective of this study was to compare the effects of the aforementioned exercises regarding muscle strength,flexibility,functional capability and quality of life of elderly *** divided 36 elderly women in four groups:Sedentary(S);Hydro-gymnastics(H);Functional Training(F);or Resistance Training(RT).The results reveal that the groups engaged in physical exercise showed a significant difference(p0.05)in relation to S in all *** results also show that between the different exercises evaluated,resistance training practitioners have greater strength and better functional capability.