Effects of strength program on a 65 years old elderly women
José Mª Cancela Carral, Vicente Romo Pérez, Francisco Camiña Fernández

SUMMARY

  The muscular work on older persons is very positive for their health, however we should know that methodology to use and the effect of it on the physical qualities of the old. In the present text is exposed the analysis and results of a strength program carried out in the town hall of A Coruña and which was counted on 56 older women of 65 years. The objective of the investigation was to determine the differential effect of two physical activity programs, one of maintenance gymnastics and other of muscular strengthening on the different physical capacities. The obtained results permit to assert that, solely in some of the used physical indicators, the physical activity programs exercise have meaningful effect. The indicators that have been seen modified with the development of the programs are:

1. Strength of manual prension straight (F= 29.594; Sig= 0.001).
2. Strength prension manual left (F= 10.919; Sig= 0.002).
3. Strength legs extension (F= 25.102; Sig= 0.001).
4. Strength abdominal resistance (F= 8.35; Sig= 0.006).
5. Monopodal balance with vision (F= 107.98; Sig= 0.001).
6. Flexibily of the trunk (F= 10.641; Sig= 0.008).
7. Cardiac frequency (F= 10.347; Sig= 0.002).

  This study indicates us how, using an adequate muscular work methodology, the elders can improve their force levels and therefore be able to develop greater number of in a way independent daily activities. However the muscular development is not the perfection and it must be combined with other intervention programs and our objective is to improve physical indicators like the corporal bulk index, maximum oxygen Consumption,..

KEY WORDS

Elderly, strength, physical activity, health, physical exercise.

Vol. 14 nº2-2003