장기간의 걷기 트레이닝이 중년 여성의 체력과 혈액성분에 미치는 영향

Effects of a long-term walking training on physical fitness and blood variables in middle aged women

&nbsp;&nbsp;This study was designed to investigate the effects of a 12-week walking training on body composition, physical fitness, and blood variables in obese middle age women. Fourteen subjects who had percent of body fat over 30% were selected from the members of diet class of K pubic health center. Then they participated in the twelve weeks of walking training program. Before and after the training program, percent body fat, five items of physical fitness, and blood variables regarding to metabolism were measured and compared between pre and post test. Paired t-test was utilized to detect the mean difference between the pre and post test. The results of this study were as follows: First, after twelve weeks of training, PBF and weight of subjects significantly decreased(p＜.05). Second, after twelve weeks of training, left grip strength of subjects did not change significantly, but right grip strength, back strength, sit-and-reach, sit-up, and sargent jump increased significantly(p＜.05).<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, after twelve weeks of training, blood glucose and triglyceride of subjects did not change significantly, whereas total cholesterol decreased significantly. There was a significant increase in forced vital capacity(p＜.05). According to these findings, it was concluded that walking training was effective on the decrease of percent body fat, enhancement of physical fitness, partial improvement of metabolism and pulmonary function in obese middle age women if the training was conducted for long period despite the intensity fo the walking was relatively low.