Does resistance training improve body image satisfaction among the elderly? A cross-sectional study
Clinics
; 73: e290, 2018. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aims to evaluate whether body image satisfaction improves with practice in resistance training in elderly women.METHODS:
Forty women were selected and randomly divided into an untrained group (UN) group and a group trained in resistance exercises (RT). To evaluate body image satisfaction, the silhouette matching task was used.RESULTS:
No differences were found between current (5.45±0.24) and ideal (4.7±0.12) silhouettes in the RT group. However, the UN group showed a significant difference (p<0.01) between current (10.4±0.43) and ideal (5.6±0.26) silhouettes. The current silhouette was significantly different between the UN and RT groups (p<0.002). However, the ideal silhouette value did not differ between them. Body satisfaction was present in 90% of the participants in the RT group, and the difference was 15% less than that in the UN group (x2 test, p<0.001).CONCLUSION:
Resistance training in elderly women can promote satisfaction with their body image.
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Main subject:
Personal Satisfaction
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Body Image
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Resistance Training
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Italy
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Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo/BR
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Universidade Nove de Julho/BR
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Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu/BR
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University of Padova/IT
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University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro/PT