title: The influence of a ten-week Nordic walking training-rehabilitation program on the level of lipids in blood in overweight and obese postmenopausal women.
abstract: [Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a ten-week Nordic Walking (NW) rehabilitation program on chosen anthropometric parameters and the level of basic lipids in overweight and obese postmenopausal women's blood. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 32 women aged 50-68 (average: 59.7 ± 5.9 years). The study was carried out following a non-randomized model and entailed NW rehabilitation 5 times a week, which lasted for 10 weeks, as well as a low-calorie 1,500 kcal diet. The therapeutic results of the study were measured through changes in anthropometric and biochemical parameters. The results were subjected to a statistical analysis. [Results] After 10 weeks of NW rehabilitation it was observed that participants lost weight and their body mass index dropped. Additionally, whereas levels of total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides dropped, and the level of HDL increased. [Conclusion] Rehabilitation carried out according to the NW model resulted in statistically significant changes in basic lipids in blood which, considerably increased the percentage of persons who achieved the recommended level of blood lipids. Obese persons were characterised by a smaller rehabilitation weight loss. More intense workouts and cooperation with a dietician are required.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland ; University of Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagner-Derengowska
authors.affiliation: Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Krystian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kałużny
authors.affiliation: Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hagner
authors.affiliation: Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kochański
authors.affiliation: Chair and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plaskiewicz
authors.affiliation: Chair of Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borkowska
authors.affiliation: Chair of Endocrinology and Dialectology, Clinic of Metabolic Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bronisz
authors.affiliation: Chair of Vascular and Internal Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Budzyński
keywords: Blood lipids; Nordic walking; Obesity