Application of a very short aquaerobic programme (4 weeks) for the improvement of health-related fitness in young healthy women
José M. Saavedra García
Yolanda Escalante González
José Pino Ortega
Ernesto de la Cruz Sánchez
Ferran A. Rodríguez
*Correspondencia: José M. Saavedra García jsaavdra@unex.es
Citación
Saavedra García, J. M., Escalante González, Y., Pino Ortega, J., de la Cruz Sánchez, E., & Rodríguez Guisado, F. A. (2006). Application of a very short aquaerobic programme (4 weeks) for the improvement of health-related fitness in young healthy women. Apunts. Educación Física y Deportes, 86, 14-21.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a short-term conditioning aquatic program on the health-related fitness of apparently healthy women. Twenty-two assimptomatic women (20.56±SD0.98 years), all undergraduate students of physical activity and sports sciences but not involved in competitive sports, participated in the study. The subjects took part in a short-term aquatic fitness program (aquaerobic) consisting on eight 30-minute activity sessions. Their health-related physical fitness level was assessed immediately before and after the intervention. The results showed a decrease in fat body weight and an improvement in flexibility, hand grip strength, abdominal muscles endurance, balance, and estimated maximal aerobic power. We concluded that: a) a program of short-term aerobic physical activity in aquatic environment is effective for the loss of body fat, and b) also for the improvement of most health-related physical fitness components in apparently healthy women, particularly in strength, flexibility, and body balance.
ISSN: 1577-4015
Publicat: October 1, 2006
Editat per: © Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de la Presidència Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC)
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