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Article: Association between habitual physical activity and parameters of physical fitness in postmenopausal women
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- Climacteric
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Dec 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Key words: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, POSTMENOPAUSE, BODY COMPOSITION, MAXIMUM OXYGEN CONSUMPTION, LIPID PROFILE
ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the association between physical activity and the morphological, functional and physiological components of physical fitness in postmenopausal women.
Methods A cross-sectional study of 162 postmenopausal women, 40-65 years of age, who verbally responded to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire applied to evaluate their level of physical activity. Physical fitness was evaluated by measuring body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, maximum oxygen consumption, plasma levels of total and fractional cholesterol, triglycerides and ...