Comparision of flexibility levels among elderly women practitioners of located gymnastics and hydrogymnastics
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https://doi.org/10.13037/ras.vol14n47.3293Keywords:
Flexibility, Exercise, AgingAbstract
Introduction: Physical exercise is an important factor for health promotion, essential for healthy aging.Evidence suggests that engaging in exercise programs prevents and/or minimizes the deleterious effects ofaging. Purpose: To compare the flexibility gain among older practitioners of located gymnastics (GLG)and hydrogymnastics (GH). Method: The sample consisted of 60 elderly women, randomly assignedto three groups: 20 elderly in GLG (65±3.15 years); 20 elderly in GH (65±3.1 years); and 20 elderly inthe control group (CG) (65±3.01 years). The flexibility assessment was made by measuring the range ofmotion in shoulder abduction (AbdS) and hip flexion (HF) movements through the goniometry method.Result: During AbdS, GLG showed 168.16±4.3º, GH 166.74±4.32º, and the GNP group showed136.84±17.79º, demonstrating that GLG and GH data was significantly greater than GNP. In HF, theGLG obtained 79.26±3.72º, GH 80.21±4.59º, and CG 87.63±2.52º; GLG and GH also showed significantdifference compared to the CG. Conclusion: The regular practice of both types of exercise canpromote amplitude gains in the studied joints of elderly women.Downloads
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2016-02-16
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