Effects of a Water Aerobics Program on the Blood Pressure, Percentage of Body Fat, Weight, and Resting Pulse Rate of Senior Citizens

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dc.contributor.authorJohn Scott Green
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:36:47Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:11Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:36:47Z
dc.date.issued1989-03-01
dc.description.abstractTen men and 18 women aged 57 to 76 participated in a 16-week water exercise class at Rose State College, Oklahoma City. The class met for one hour twice a week for the 16 weeks and was composed of flexibility exercises, aerobic exercises, and cool-down exercises. Pre- and postclass measurements were taken for blood pressure, weight, percentage of body fat, and resting pulse rate and were compared using a paired t-test. Reductions significant at the .05 level were recorded for diastolic blood pressure, weight, and percentage of body fat. There were no significant reductions in systolic blood pressure and resting pulse rate. I concluded that water aerobics is an ideal modality for senior citizens'aerobic exercise because of the favorable changes it produces in the health parameters investigated and because it places little stress on the weight-bearing joints during exercise.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationGreen, J. S. (1989). Effects of a Water Aerobics Program on the Blood Pressure, Percentage of Body Fat, Weight, and Resting Pulse Rate of Senior Citizens. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 8(1), 132-138. doi: 10.1177/073346488900800110en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/073346488900800110en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25113
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Applied Gerontology
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
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dc.titleEffects of a Water Aerobics Program on the Blood Pressure, Percentage of Body Fat, Weight, and Resting Pulse Rate of Senior Citizensen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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