The aim of the study was to compare the psychophysical effects of rock climbing with a supervised fitness training in adults. Thirty-three healthy participants (M age=32 yr., SD=7) participated in rock climbing or in fitness training. The participants' functional fitness, anxiety, and mood states were tested before and after 3 mo. of training. There was significant improvement of physical fitness in both groups after the intervention period. Anxiety significantly decreased after each single training session at the end of both courses. Differential effects in the rock-climbing group, as compared to the fitness group, emerged only on Vigor. Specifically, the rock-climbing group showed a decreasing trend in Vigor while the fitness group showed an increasing trend of Vigor after the intervention.
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RESUMOO objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar a imagem corporal de mulheres adultas vs. meia-idade e idosas praticantes e não praticantes de hidroginástica. A amostra foi constituída por 300 mulheres brasileiras com idades compreendidas entre 20 e 83 anos (48.96 ± 15.41), divididas em quatro grupos: Grupo 1 = 75 mulheres adultas não praticantes com idades entre 20 e 49 anos; Grupo 2 = 75 mulheres de meia-idade e idosas não praticantes com idades entre 50 e 82 anos; Grupo 3 = 75 mulheres de meia-idade e idosas praticantes com idade entre 50 e 83 anos e Grupo 4 = 75 mulheres adultas praticantes com idade entre 20 e 49 anos. O instrumento utilizado para determinar à imagem corporal actual e desejada foi a Escala de Desenhos de Silhuetas descrita por Stunkard. Os resultados demonstram que não houve diferenças significativas com a insatisfação da imagem corporal entre os grupos de mulheres adultas vs. meia-idade e idosas vs. praticantes vs. não praticantes (p>0.05). Entretanto, houve diferenças significativas entre a insatisfação com a imagem corporal actual vs. ideal para todos os grupos do estudo (p<0.05). Conclui-se que a idade e a prática da hidroginástica não são factores determinantes na percepção que as mulheres têm da imagem corporal. Palavras-chave: imagem corporal, actividade física, hidroginástica, mulheres.
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to compare the body image of adult vs. middle-aged and elderly women practitioners and non-practitioners of hydro gymnastics. The sample consisted of 300 Brazilian women aged between 20 and 83 years (48.96 ± 15.41), divided into four groups: Group 1 = 75 adult women not practitioners aged between 20 and 49 years; Group 2 = 75 middle-aged and elderly women not practitioners aged 50 to 82 years; Group 3 = 75 middle-aged and elderly women practitioners aged between 50 and 83 years and Group 4 = 75 practitioners adult women aged between 20 and 49 years. The instrument used to determine the current and desired body image was the Scale Drawings of silhouettes described by Stunkard. The results showed no significant differences with body image dissatisfaction among groups of adults vs. middle-aged and elderly vs. practitioners vs. non-practicing (p> 0.05). However, there were significant differences between the dissatisfaction with the actual body image vs. ideal for all study groups (p< 0.05). We conclude that the age and the practice of hydro gymnastics are not determining factors in the perception that women have body image.
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