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