title: PSYCHOPHYSICAL BENEFITS OF ROCK-CLIMBING ACTIVITY.
abstract: The aim of the study was to compare the psychophysical effects of rock climbing with a supervised fitness training in adults. Thirty-three healthy participants (M age=32 yr., SD=7) participated in rock climbing or in fitness training. The participants' functional fitness, anxiety, and mood states were tested before and after 3 mo. of training. There was significant improvement of physical fitness in both groups after the intervention period. Anxiety significantly decreased after each single training session at the end of both courses. Differential effects in the rock-climbing group, as compared to the fitness group, emerged only on Vigor. Specifically, the rock-climbing group showed a decreasing trend in Vigor while the fitness group showed an increasing trend of Vigor after the intervention.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gallotta
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Gian Pietro
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Emerenziani
authors.affiliation: 2 Departamento de Desporto Exercício e Saúde, Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iasevoli
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iazzoni
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baldari
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guidetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000523:psychology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult