Self-reported physical activity level, emotions, feelings and self-perception of older active women: is the water-based exercise a better enhancer of psychophysical condition?

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Sport Sciences for Health Pub Date : 2023-09-09 DOI:10.1007/s11332-023-01094-4

Marco Del Bianco, Nicola Lovecchio, Agnese Pirazzi, Alessandro Gatti, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Laura Cucco, Elisabetta Locatelli, Federico Bombardieri, Laura Bombardieri, Matteo Vandoni

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Abstract Background Aquatic exercise programs can enhance health and improve functional fitness in older people, while there is limited evidence about the efficacy of aquatic-exercise programs on improving well-being and quality of life. Aim The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a supervised water fitness program on subjective well-being in older women. Methods The study group included 166 active older women (> 65 years), divided into water-based (WFG) and land-based (CG) training groups. They filled out 3 questionnaires to assess their amount of physical activity (IPAQ), subjective well-being (PANAS) and mental and physical health status (SF-12). Results Results showed that subjective well-being, physical activity level, perceived mental and physical status had higher values in the WFG compared to CG. Conclusions We found that older women practicing water fitness tend to have a better subjective physical and mental well-being than those who exercise in a land-based context.

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老年运动女性自我报告的身体活动水平、情绪、感觉和自我认知:水上运动是否能更好地改善心理生理状况?

摘要背景:水上运动项目可以增强老年人的健康，改善老年人的身体机能，但水上运动项目在改善幸福感和生活质量方面的功效证据有限。目的本研究的目的是确定监督水上健身计划对老年妇女主观幸福感的影响。方法研究对象为166例活跃老年妇女(>65年)，分为水基(WFG)和陆基(CG)训练组。他们填写了3份调查问卷，以评估他们的身体活动量(IPAQ)、主观幸福感(PANAS)和身心健康状况(SF-12)。结果结果显示，主观幸福感、身体活动水平、感知心理和身体状态在WFG中均高于CG。我们发现，在水中健身的老年妇女往往比在陆地上锻炼的老年妇女有更好的主观身心健康。

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Sport Sciences for Health Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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2.60

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13.30%

发文量

144

期刊介绍： Sport Sciences for Health is an international, interdisciplinary journal devoted to researchers and practitioners involved in sport and physical activity for health. The journal deals with the mechanisms through which exercise can prevent or treat chronic degenerative disease contributing to prevention and personalized treatment of specific diseases and health maintenance with a translational perspective. It publishes original research, case studies and reviews. Areas of interest include sport, physical activities, sports medicine, healthy lifestyles, motor behavior, physical education and adapted physical activity with different methodological approaches such as physiological, clinical, biomechanical, performance, psychological, educational, social and learning perspectives. Sport Sciences for Health is the official journal of the Società Italiana delle Scienze Motorie e Sportive (SISMeS), an Italian scientific society that aims to promote, support and disseminate knowledge and innovations in the sciences of sport and physical activity for health and quality of life.