RT Journal Article
T1 Rowing Training in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study of Physical Fitness
A1 Gavala-González, Juan
A1 Gálvez-Fernández, Ismael
A1 Mercadé-Melé, Pere
A1 Fernández-García, José Carlos
K1 Breast cancer
K1 Rowing
K1 Fitness
K1 Anthropometry
K1 Heart rate
K1 Neoplasias de la mama
K1 Deportes Acuáticos
K1 Antropometría
AB 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 mass (2.18 kg) and the percentage of total body fat (-2.63%). We can therefore conclude that rowing training programs can be a strategy to be considered for improving physical fitness in this population given the improvement obtained in both anthropometric and physical fitness variables, thus leading to better health and quality of life.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3929
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3929
LA en
NO Gavala-González J, Gálvez-Fernández I, Mercadé-Melé P, Fernández-García JC. Rowing Training in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study of Physical Fitness. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 9;17(14):4938
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025