Journal article
Improving Exercise Adherence and Physical Measures in English-Speaking Latina Women
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, Vol.2(4), pp.517-526
12/2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117102
PMID: 26863558
Abstract
Epidemiological data have established that lack of physical activity increases risk factors for chronic diseases. Data also suggests that physical activity participation is lowest in minority women, particularly Latinas, and that the nature of the exercise and attitudes toward exercise may influence exercise adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hypertrophy training (HT) or power training (PT) used concomitantly with evaluative conditioning (EC) or neutral conditioning (NC) on exercise adherence as well as in physical and psychosocial variables in Latina women. EC is a behavioral method using paired stimuli to develop and strengthen new associations in memory.Two hundred thirty-one English-speaking Latina women (mean ± SD, age 36.8 ± 15.9 years) were randomly assigned to standard HT or high-speed circuit PT and then further stratified to receive EC or NC.One hundred forty-two Latina women completed pre- and posttesting. For HT, EC produced significantly greater exercise time across the training period than NC. HT and PT both significantly improved all physical, functional, and psychosocial variables, with exception of leg extension and usual gait speed (p < 0.05).EC can positively impact exercise adherence during HT in Latina women; while body composition, neuromuscular, and functional performances can be increased using HT and PT independent of psychological conditioning.
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- Title
- Improving Exercise Adherence and Physical Measures in English-Speaking Latina Women
- Creators
- Lorena Martin - grid.266100.3 0000000121074242 Department of Family Medicine and Public Health University of California San Diego La Jolla CA 92093 USAJoseph Signorile - grid.26790.3a 0000000419368606 University of Miami Coral Gables FL 33124 USABarbara Kahn - grid.25879.31 0000000419368972 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USAAndrew Perkins - grid.30064.31 0000000121576568 Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USASoyeon Ahn - grid.26790.3a 0000000419368606 University of Miami Coral Gables FL 33124 USAArlette Perry - grid.26790.3a 0000000419368606 University of Miami Coral Gables FL 33124 USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, Vol.2(4), pp.517-526
- Academic Unit
- Marketing and International Business, Department of
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Identifiers
- 99900548278101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article