Does resistance training improve body image satisfaction among the elderly? A cross-sectional study
Rica, Roberta Luksevicius; Gama, Eliane Florencio; Machado, Alexandre Fernandes; Alonso, Angélica Castilho; Evangelista, Alexandre L; Figueira-Junior, Aylton; Zanetti, Marcelo; Brandão, Regina; Miranda, Maria Luiza de Jesus; Alves, José Vilaça; Bergamin, Marco; Bocalini, Danilo Sales.
Clinics;
73: e290, 2018. graf
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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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