中・高年女性の水中運動による健康維持効果

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This study was to test the hypothesis that exercise in the water under a condition of 50% VO_2 in addition to health consultations with nursing intervention on maintaining health. The subjects were 42 women who were aged 58.4±6.8. Their physical conditions were categorized by body weight, %of body fat, muscular strength, truncal flexibility, blood pressure and mental conditions relating to anxiety assessed by questionnaire as the indicators for "quality of life." After a year of the exercise in the water program, back strength of the participants had significantly improved although changes in body weight, hand grip strength and truncal flexibility had not improved significantly. However, the level of anxiety related to motor inactivity and aging issues had decreased. The results of this study suggest that nursing intervention and a program of exercise in the water combined with consultations through the facilitation of both physical and mental activities can maintain health in middle to old-aged women.
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