IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4938: Rowing Training in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study of Physical Fitness

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4938: Rowing Training in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study of Physical Fitness International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17144938 Authors: Juan Gavala-González Ismael Gálvez-Fernández Pere Mercadé-Melé José Carlos Fernández-García The aim of this study was to determine whether a rowing training program leads to improvements in physical fitness and body composition in women who have survived breast cancer (53.70 ± 7.88 years). The participants (n = 30) completed a twelve-week training program consisting of three sessions per week, with each session lasting from sixty to ninety minutes. An anthropometric and general physical fitness assessment was performed before and after the program. The results showed statistically significant improvements in all the physical fitness tests performed: sit and reach (2.82 cm); back scratch, dominant (3.29 cm); back scratch, non-dominant (4.59 cm); counter movement jump (1.91 cm); hand grip, dominant (2.54 kgf); hand grip, non-dominant (2.53 kgf); chair stand (2.56 rep); and six-minute walk (51.56 m). In addition, a significant improvement was observed in the efficiency of the cardiovascular system measured by heart rate, in beats per minute (bpm), both before (−12.63 bpm) and after the six-minute walk test (−11.46 bpm). The evaluated body composition parameters also improved, specifically total lean ma...
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