The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in OverweightObese Adults : The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek
Joint Authors
Reginato, Elisa
De Feo, Pierpaolo
Buratta, Livia
Aiello, Cristina
Nasini, Giovanni
Gatti, Michela
Battistini, Dalila
Capezzali, Daniela
Urbani, Lorena
Ferri, Carla
Mommi, Antonella
Romani, Giannermete
Piana, Natalia
Pazzagli, Chiara
Mazzeschi, Claudia
Ambrosio, Giuseppe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It is clinically relevant to understand whether it is safe to recommend to trained overweight/obese people long-distance treks and whether these experiences could have a negative psychological impact or become even dangerous exposing the trekkers to the risk of clinically silent myocardial damage.
To answer these questions we have performed a quantitative/qualitative study comparing the changes in mood profiles, personal views, body composition, and plasma troponin levels of 40 overweight/obese subjects with those of 36 healthy normal weight subjects after the participation in a trek of 388 km from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian seas trek: the “Step by step…Italy’s coast to coast”.
The results of this study demonstrate that long-distance treks are a safe activity for trained overweight/obese people which should be recommended because they improve mood, health status, and the relationship of participants with themselves and with the regular practice of exercise with effects similar to those obtained by healthy normal weight subjects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mazzeschi, Claudia& Piana, Natalia& Capezzali, Daniela& Mommi, Antonella& Aiello, Cristina& Gatti, Michela…[et al.]. 2014. The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in OverweightObese Adults : The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503586
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mazzeschi, Claudia…[et al.]. The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in OverweightObese Adults : The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503586
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mazzeschi, Claudia& Piana, Natalia& Capezzali, Daniela& Mommi, Antonella& Aiello, Cristina& Gatti, Michela…[et al.]. The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in OverweightObese Adults : The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503586
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503586