The effective means of aquafitness in correction of mature women’s functional state

Abstract

Purpose: the search of the effective means of aquafitness for the correction of the functional state of women in the age of 35-45. Materials and methods: 1) theoretical analysis and consolidation of data of the scientific and methodological literature; 2) estimation techniques of the morphofunctional state; 3) bioimpedance analysis; 4) pedagogical testing; 5) expert assessment; 6) questionnaire survey; 7) pedagogical experiment; 8) methods of the mathematical statistics. Results: the experiment was implemented from 2016 to 2019. 256 women, who were just starting to do aquafitness, took part in it. They were subdivided into two groups: control group (128 women) and experimental group (128 women). Examinees of the control group had 40-minute workout 3 times per week: twice a week-aqua aerobics and once-swimming. Examinees of the experimental group did aquafitness 3 times per week for 40 minutes according to our developed method of integrated use of aquafitness means. Unique water workout programs, nutritional recommendations and its control were developed for the experimental group. The aquafitness' effective means were combined by us in 9 workout programs, which were distributed throughout training courses of the women in the age of 35-45. Conclusion: During the pedagogical experiment, the effectiveness of the author's method was established, which was expressed by more significant positive changes in the results in the experimental group compared to the control group in terms of functional status, fat and muscle components of the body.

Efficiency of a Combined Fitness Program for Improving Physical Condition in Young Women

“…We observed an improvement in the physical condition of young women who participated in the program. Our results support and corroborate the results of previous studies on the effectiveness of combined programs for improving coordination skills (Truszczynska-Basza et al, 2015), the functional state of the cardiorespiratory system (Baker et al, 2020), physical development (Vysotskaya et al, 2020;Goncharova et al, 2020), and physical fitness (Galan et al, 2019b). The findings of our study are consistent with the data of Yarmak et al (2019) about the beneficial effects of exercise training.…”

Dynamics of Body Type Indicators of Adult Women Under the Influence of Aqua Fitness

“…We have confirmed scientists' data (Shalaeva et al, 2018;Andrieieva et al, 2019;Vysotskaya et al, 2020) that aqua fitness has a positive effect on women's physique.…”

“…Researchers have shown that most women of the first period of adulthood choose aqua fitness to increase their level of motor activity and improve body composition (Rýzková et al, 2018;Shalaeva et al, 2018;Vysotskaya et al, 2020). This causes a necessity of the development of new modern programs of wellness classes for women, taking into account the indicators of their physique (Dorofeeva et al, 2018;Byshevets et al, 2019;Leiros-Rodriguez et al, 2019;Andrieieva et al, 2019;Goncharova et al, 2020).…”