Influence of Aqua Fitness Training Sessions on Improving the Biological Age Indicators in Overweight Female Students

Abstract

Aim: To experimentally test the influence of aqua fitness training sessions on reducing the rate of aging in overweight female students. Materials and Methods: The research involved 25 female students aged 17-21 who were overweight. All female students were healthy, not obese, and overweight was associated with their unhealthy diet and insufficient motor activity. These female students were formed into experimental (EG, n = 12) and control (CG, n = 13) groups. Aqua fitness was used in the physical education of the EG students, while the CG students were engaged in dance aerobics. Biological age was studied using V. P. Voitenko’s method, which involves assessing the indicators of body weight, arterial blood pressure, static balancing time, and the index of health selfassessment. Results: The author’s methodology of aqua fitness training sessions was developed and experimentally tested, the content of which included specific aerobic, strength and coordination exercises performed against the background of constant tension of the abdominal muscles and reduced load on the joints in the aquatic environment. The positive influence of aqua fitness training sessions according to the author’s methodology on the indicators of body weight, static balancing time, and health self-assessment index was revealed. Conclusions: As a result of aqua fitness training, the EG students had a more significant decrease in the rate of aging of the body than the CG students, which confirms the enhanced health effect of aqua fitness training sessions.