TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Physical fitness of post-menopausal women submitted to a physical activities programme
JO  - Biomedical human kinetics
A1  - de Souza Santos, César
A1  - Cader, Samária
A1  - Dantas, Estélio
A1  - Moreira, Maria
SP  - 93
EP  - 96
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
N2  - Study aim : To evaluate the effects of the 'Menopause-in-Shape Programme' on physical fitness of elderly women. Material and methods : A group of 323 elderly women lodged in the House for the Elderly participated in a 10-month programme (dancing or walking) and formed the experimental group. Another group of 289 elderly women (control) were sedentary throughout the study. All of them aged 60 - 89 years. Both groups were subjected to the Fullerton Functional Fitness Test battery: chair stand test (CST), arm curl test (ACT), 6-min walk test (6-WT), 2-min step test (2-ST), chair sit and reach test (SRT), scratch test (SCT) and 8-foot up and go test (8-UG). Results : In the experimental group, improvements were noted in CST (by 11.7%; p Conclusions : The Menopause-in-Shape Programme is an efficient tool in improving physical fitness of elderly women even if no somatic effects can be expected.<p /> 
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SN  - 2080-2234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0023-9
ID  - ref1
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