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Research clearly shows that physical activity (PA) is an important factor to develop and maintain good health and adequate body functions in older people. In this context, the purpose of this study was to determine aerobic performance and morphological modifications after a 4 month physical activity program (PAP) in Forty subjects divided in two groups (control, n=20; and experimental, n=20) were evaluated twice, at the beginning and after a 4-month-activity program period. This program called “+ age + health” consists of 3 week ses- sions of one hour each, based on walking and aerobic exercises. The control group had, at its first evaluation, the fol- lowings characteristics: average body mass 68kg±15, 28±5 BMI, 37%±5 body fat, 2.2kg±0.4 bone mass, 42%±9 lean body mass and did 129 repetitions ± 46 on a 2-Minute Step Test (2MST). The assessment of anthropometric and mor- phological variables was measured through an electrical bioimpedance scale (TANITA - BC 545). Aerobic endurance was evaluated from a 2MST
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Aerobic performance
Citation
Monteiro, A.M.; Carvalho, Joana; Mota, Paula; Bragada, José A. (2009). Aerobic performance and morphological modifications after a 4 months’s physical activity training program in elderly women. In VIth European Sports Medicine Congress. Antalaya