The effects of 16-week walking and 16-week weight-training programs on the performance of men and women ages 65-77 on the Ross Information Processing Assessment
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jamie Lynn Moul (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Bert Goldman
Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to determine if performance on the Ross Information Processing Assessment (RIPA) by older adults is altered by 16-week walking and weight-training programs. Forty-four, nondiseased, inactive male and female subjects participated in the study (mean age = 69.1 ± 0.45 years). Pre- and posttraining data was obtained utilizing a maximal graded treadmill test, an isokinetic assessment of knee extensor strength and elbow flexor strength, and the RIPA. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, a walking group, a weight-training group, or a placebo control group. The walking group met five days per week walking for thirty minutes at 60% of their heart rate reserve. Walking time was increased two minutes each week until 40 minutes was achieved.
The effects of 16-week walking and 16-week weight-training programs on the performance of men and women ages 65-77 on the Ross Information Processing Assessment
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1993
- Subjects
- Physical fitness for older people
- Exercise for older people
- Bodybuilding for older people