Pedagogìka, Psihologìâ ta Mediko-bìologìčnì Problemi Fìzičnogo Vihovannâ ì Sportu (Sep 2010)
The influence of a form of physical activity nordic walking on the life's quality of people in the 60-70 years age bracket.
Abstract
The aim of the presented study is to examine the influence of systematic nordic walking training on the subjective quality of seniors' lives. The control group consisted of people who do not take part in any physical activity. In order to reveal the connections between quality of life and participation in nordic walking the examination consisting of three psychological tests was performed. These were the tests measuring the level of satisfaction with life (SWLS), the level of optimism (LOT-R) and the Beck Depression Inventory level. The results of the studies have confirmed the hypothesis that the quality of life in a group of seniors in the experimental group is higher than in the control group. Statistical tests have shown that active seniors feel greater satisfaction from their lives and look in the future more optimistic than their peers in the control group containing inactive seniors. In the experimental group were lower results in scale measuring level of depression. Low results show that systematic training is unconductive to depression development.
