Giedrė Adomavičienė
Abstract
The object of the study is the influence of Nordic walking on quality of life of elderly people. The goal of the study is to determine and asses the influence of Nordic walking on quality of life of elderly people. Conclusions: The Nordic walking exercises had no statistically significant impact on the quality of life of the people who belonged to the physically active group (p > 0.05). The quality of life of the people pertaining to the physically inactive group had a statistically significant increase upon taking Nordic walking sessions (p < 0.05). Nordic walking had a greater impact on physically inactive people than on the physically active ones.
Keyword(s): Nordic walking, physical capability, quality of life.
DOI: 10.5200/122
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