Effect of an aerobic exercise program in water on health-related quality of life in elderly women
Authors:
Veronika Kramperová
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra plaveckých sportů, Fakulta tělesné výchovy a sportu UK Praha
Published in:
Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2022, 11, č. 1: 42-47
Category:
Original Article
Overview
Physical activity has a positive effect on health and subjective perception of quality of life, and the aqua-training exercise program is a new relatively underutilized activity. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of aerobic exercise program in water on the change in health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women. The research group consisted of 33 women over the age of 60 (67 ± 5.2 years). The group of women was divided into exercise and control group. The exercise group (n = 17) completed a six-month aerobic exercise program in shallow water at a frequency of 60 minutes once a week. The control group was not included in the exercise program. The level of health-related quality of life before and after the experimental period was assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire. The work showed that the aerobic exercise program in water significantly increases the level of general perception of one‘s own health (p = 0.04; r = 0.36).
Keywords:
Quality of life – exercise – ageing – aquatic environment
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