Background: Aquatic exercise programs can enhance health and improve functional fitness in older people, while there is limited evidence about the efficacy of aquatic-exercise programs on improving well-being and quality of life. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a supervised water fitness program on subjective well-being in older women. Methods: The study group included 166 active older women (> 65 years), divided into water-based (WFG) and land-based (CG) training groups. They filled out 3 questionnaires to assess their amount of physical activity (IPAQ), subjective wellbeing (PANAS) and mental and physical health status (SF-12). Results: Results showed that subjective well- being, physical activity level, perceived mental and physical status had higher values in the WFG compared to CG. Conclusions: We found that older women practicing water fitness tend to have a better subjective physical and mental wellbeing than those who exercise in a land-based context.

(2023). Self-reported physical activity level, emotions, feelings and self-perception of older active women: is the water-based exercise a better enhancer of psychophysical condition? [journal article - articolo]. In SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/257349

Self-reported physical activity level, emotions, feelings and self-perception of older active women: is the water-based exercise a better enhancer of psychophysical condition?

Lovecchio, Nicola;
2023-01-01

Abstract

Background: Aquatic exercise programs can enhance health and improve functional fitness in older people, while there is limited evidence about the efficacy of aquatic-exercise programs on improving well-being and quality of life. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a supervised water fitness program on subjective well-being in older women. Methods: The study group included 166 active older women (> 65 years), divided into water-based (WFG) and land-based (CG) training groups. They filled out 3 questionnaires to assess their amount of physical activity (IPAQ), subjective wellbeing (PANAS) and mental and physical health status (SF-12). Results: Results showed that subjective well- being, physical activity level, perceived mental and physical status had higher values in the WFG compared to CG. Conclusions: We found that older women practicing water fitness tend to have a better subjective physical and mental wellbeing than those who exercise in a land-based context.
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2023
Del Bianco, Marco; Lovecchio, Nicola; Pirazzi, Agnese; Gatti, Alessandro; Pellino, Vittoria Carnevale; Cucco, Laura; Locatelli, Elisabetta; Bombardier...espandi
(2023). Self-reported physical activity level, emotions, feelings and self-perception of older active women: is the water-based exercise a better enhancer of psychophysical condition? [journal article - articolo]. In SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/257349
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