<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Introduction. If it is to be effective, health training needs to be monitored based on regular and periodic assessment. The norms that have been proposed for standardised endurance tests for the 60-plus age group, particularly for women, still require evaluation. In light of the above, we have undertaken to design quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing the level of endurance. Such criteria are urgently needed by persons working with this age group. Material and methods. We developed a quantitative and qualitative system for evaluating endurance based on Zatsiorky’s model, and we verified it in a group of 90 women aged over 60 years. We analysed data measured directly during a 2-km walk test. Results. We developed a set of quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing endurance in women aged over 60 years based on the results of a 2-km walk test, measured on a scale ranging from 24:18 to 15:52 min:s. Conclusion. The pilot study has proven that a scale based on Zatsiorsky’s model can be an effective tool for assessing endurance in women aged over 60 years. We can thus recommend that it be widely used in practice. It is important to compare these results with the norms for the group in question and to establish comprehensive norms that could be useful for persons who organise physical activity for older adults.</p></abstract>

Introduction. If it is to be effective, health training needs to be monitored based on regular and periodic assessment. The norms that have been proposed for standardised endurance tests for the 60-plus age group, particularly for women, still require evaluation. In light of the above, we have undertaken to design quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing the level of endurance. Such criteria are urgently needed by persons working with this age group. Material and methods. We developed a quantitative and qualitative system for evaluating endurance based on Zatsiorky’s model, and we verified it in a group of 90 women aged over 60 years. We analysed data measured directly during a 2-km walk test. Results. We developed a set of quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing endurance in women aged over 60 years based on the results of a 2-km walk test, measured on a scale ranging from 24:18 to 15:52 min:s. Conclusion. The pilot study has proven that a scale based on Zatsiorsky’s model can be an effective tool for assessing endurance in women aged over 60 years. We can thus recommend that it be widely used in practice. It is important to compare these results with the norms for the group in question and to establish comprehensive norms that could be useful for persons who organise physical activity for older adults.

Quantitative and Qualitative Criteria for Assessing Endurance in Women over 60 Years of Age – Findings from a Pilot Study

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Health Promotion, Division of Recreation and Professional Tourism 1 Kazimierz Górski Street, 80-336 Gdańsk

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Health Promotion, Division of Biomedical Aspects of Health 1 Kazimierz Górski Street, 80-336 Gdańsk,

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Health Promotion, Division of Recreation and Professional Tourism 1 Kazimierz Górski Street, 80-336 Gdańsk,

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Health Promotion, Division of Recreation and Professional Tourism, 1 Kazimierz Górski Street, 80-336 Gdańsk,

Medical University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing and Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Division of History and Philosophy of Medical Sciences 1 Kazimierz Górski Street, 80-336 Gdańsk,

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. If it is to be effective, health training needs to be monitored based on regular and periodic assessment. The norms that have been proposed for...

Quantitative and Qualitative Criteria for Assessing Endurance in Women over 60 Years of Age – Findings from a Pilot Study

Data publikacji: 17 gru 2016

Zakres stron: 161 - 166

Otrzymano: 10 cze 2016

Przyjęty: 15 wrz 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2016-0021

Słowa kluczowe
endurance, the elderly, health promotion

© by Jakub Kortas

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Quantitative and Qualitative Criteria for Assessing Endurance in Women over 60 Years of Age – Findings from a Pilot Study

Data publikacji: 17 gru 2016

Zakres stron: 161 - 166

Otrzymano: 10 cze 2016

Przyjęty: 15 wrz 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2016-0021

Słowa kluczoweendurance, the elderly, health promotion

© by Jakub Kortas

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
endurance, the elderly, health promotion