Effects of Weight-Bearing Exercise on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Sleep Indicators in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

Autor: Ji-Eun Lee, Wan-Jae Lee, Yun-Hwan Lee, Ho-Seong Lee
Jazyk: korejština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: 운동과학, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 545-552 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1226-1726
2384-0544
DOI: 10.15857/ksep.2022.00402
Popis: PURPOSE This study aimed to determine the effects of weight-bearing exercise on health-related physical fitness and sleep index in pre- and postmenopausal women. METHODS Twenty middle-aged women were randomly assigned to premenopausal women (PRW; n=11) and postmenopausal women (POW; n=9) groups. All subjects engaged in weight-bearing exercises for 50 minute twice a week for 8 weeks. All participants underwent weight, body mass index (BMI), muscle mass (MM), body fat mass, body fat percentage, waist to hip ratio, bench press (BP), leg press (LP), 3-minute step test (3 MST), sit and reach test (SRT), air squat (AS), push up (PU), curl up (CU), grip strength (GS), and the Korean version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (K-PSQI) measurements before and 4 and 8 weeks after the weight-bearing exercise program. RESULTS AS and PU improved significantly in the PRW versus POW group (p
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