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Influence of cirkuit training on some functional and motor abilities of middle-aged women

Effects of circuit training (once a week) and dance aerobics (once a week) on 41 women exercising, aged between 35and 50, were determined in the training regime of 60 minutes two times a week throughout three years. Each year, 10 programs of dance aerobics and 10 programs of circuit training were applied. In the first series, each of 6 exercises lasted 2 minutes with 1 minute of rest. In the second series, the regime was 1 ½ minute of work and 3 minutes of rest between exercises. The pulse was measured for 10 seconds during the rest. Values of the pulse and number of exercise repetitions were separately recorded. The overall training effects were determined semi-annually. Statistical differences in the number of exercise repetitions and the pulse were determined by means of the t-test for dependent variables. The biggest differences were obtained between the first and the third year of exercising, which was expected due to regular exercising. After one year, the exercises 4 and 6 confirmed motor improvements, due to similarities of the motor task and additional resistance, while the improvement in the exercises 2 and 5, in the authors’ opinion, was the result of training. The authors contribute the decreased heart rate, evident in the exercises 1 and 6 during the third year of training, to demands of the exercise and continuity of training.

cicuit training; women

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