Vol. 4, No 1, 2006 pp. 73 - 79
UDC 796.41 : 546.212
Scientific Paper
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL
EFFECTS
OF A 13 WEEK HYDROGYMNASTICS PROGRAM
ON HEALTHY BRAZILIAN WOMEN
Ana Paula Martins Vicentin, Carlos Roberto Padovani,
Aguinaldo Gonçalves
Public Health/Epidemiology and Physical Activity, Physical
Education College,
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
E-mail: aguinaldo@fef.unicamp.br
Abstract. A systematic and oriented physical activity program
was carried out as a hydrogymnastics experimental study. Participation
in the program was selected as the independent variable and weight,
height, body mass index, flexibility, body image and quality of life
index as the dependent variables; cardiac frequency monitoring in a
group of 30 sedentary women aged 25 to 55, with controlled intensity.
Intervention was composed of three hydrogymnastic sessions per week,
each with a duration of 60 min for 13 weeks. Pre- and post-intervention
measures were compared using the Wilcoxon and paired t-test. A
statistically significant difference was observed only for flexibility.
Possible explanations for this are clear, particularly the initiation
of sedentary individuals into regular programs of physical exercises.
The psychosocial results of the program were also recorded, regarding
social inclusion, generating individual and collective actions that
provided achievements in respective standards of acting and doing.
Key words: physical activity, aquatic environment,
evaluation
FIZIOLOŠKI I PSIHOSOCIJALNI EFEKTI 13
NEDELJNOG PROGRAMA HIDROGIMNASTIKE NA ZDRAVE BRAZILKE
Sistematski i ciljni program fizičke aktivnosti je sproveden u okviru
eksperimentalnog istraživanja hidrogimnastičkog programa. Učešće u
programu je selektovano kao nezavisna varijabla, a težina, visina,
indeks mase tela, fleksibilnost, izgled tela i kvalitet života su uzete
kao zavisne varijable, frekvencija srčanog rada je kontrolisana u grupi
od 30 sedećih žena u starosnoj dobi od 25 do 55 godina. Program se
sastojao od tri hidrogimnastičke sesije od 60 minuta nedeljno u
trajanju od 13 nedelja. Upoređivani su rezultati merenja pre i posle
intervencije putem Wilcoxon testa t. Statistički značajna ralika je
uočena samo u prostoru fleksibilnosti. Moguća objašnjenja za ovo su
jasna naročito kada je u pitanju inicijacija sedećih ispitanika i
njihovo uvođenje u regularni program fizičkih vežbi. Zabeleženi su i
rezultati u psihosocijalnoj sferi uključujući tu i socijalno uključenje
koje uzrokuje individualno i kolektivno delovanje i angažovanje, a što
je rezultiralo postizanjem odgovarajućih standarda u zadanim
vežbanjima.
Ključne reči: fizička aktivnost, voda i vežbanje u vodi, procena
