Zmiany wybranych wskaźników zdrowia kobiet w wieku 60-74 lata w dwuletnim cyklu treningu zdrowotnego = Changes in selected health indicators for women aged 60-74 years in the two-year cycle of health training

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Prusik, Krzysztof, Ossowski, Zbigniew, Kortas, Jakub, Wiech, Monika, Bielawa, Łukasz, Konieczna, Seweryna, Prusik, Katarzyna. Zmiany wybranych wskaźników zdrowia kobiet w wieku 60-74 lata w dwuletnim cyklu treningu zdrowotnego = Changes in selected health indicators for women aged 60-74 years in the two-year cycle of health training. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(3):72-80. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.47555

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Zmiany wybranych wskaźników zdrowia kobiet w wieku 60-74 lata w dwuletnim cyklu treningu zdrowotnego

Changes in selected health indicators for women aged 60-74 years in the two-year cycle of health training

Krzysztof Prusik¹, Zbigniew Ossowski¹, Jakub Kortas¹, Monika Wiech¹, Łukasz Bielawa¹, Seweryna Konieczna², Katarzyna Prusik¹

¹Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk

²Medical University of Gdansk

Keywords: Nordic Walking, health training.

Słowa kluczowe: Nordic Walking, trening zdrowotny.

Abstract

Modern vision of health promotion, which is striving to maintain physical, mental and intellectual lifelong, is a current problem for every man and especially the elderly, in whom is observed pressure changes involution.

The aim of the study is to determine changes in selected health indicators for women aged 60-74 years in the two-year cycle of health training in the form of Nordic Walking.
Obtained empirical data describing: physical fitness tests ("Eurofit adult", "Fullerton Fitness Test" march 2000m), efficiency (PWC130), construction of the somatic (body weight, BMI, FAT%, FAT mass, FFM, TBW).

The study group (experimental) represents 15 women aged 60 to 74 years, participating in the two full annual macrocycles (2011-13r.) In health training in the form of Nordic Walking. The control group produces 15 women of the same age is not participating in any form of physical activity.

The results of the research are entitled to the following statements:
1. health training in the form of Nordic Walking is an effective stimulus changes in health indicators for women aged 60-74 years by 30% in terms of flexibility of the trunk
2. health training is a factor that may slow down the long term involution changes in selected health indicators for women aged 60-75 years by up to 48% in terms of strength and 247% in terms of flexibility shoulders.