Kinesiology, Vol. 15. No. 1., 1983.
Original scientific paper
An analysis of the effects of programmed active recreation on female hotel and catering workers in relation to the length of treatment
Mirko Relac
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Davor Rubeša
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
71 female employees of the hotel and tourist company HTP "Riviera" in Porec, Yugoslavia were chosen to participate in daily programme of active recreation over a period of three weeks. The programme was carried out in a health center outside their place of residence and participants returned home every afternoon. A further 71 female employees acted as the control group. The results designed to measure the effect of this treatment suggest the following conclusions:
1. The threw week experimental treatment contributed significantly to the improvement of the following functional abilities:
- muscular strength of the hand, torso and leg
- functional capacity of the respiratory system
- aerobic energetic capacity, the most significant indicator of capacity for physical labour.
2. No significant changes were noticed after one week of treatment. After two weeks positive changes were seen only in aerobic capacity and partially in respiratory capacity.
3. Estimation of motoric aspects of the psychosomatic status showed that three weeks of treatment resulted in significant changes in all motoric abilities tested, i. e. coordination of movements, flexibility in joints, precision, speed and power.
After one week positive changes were noted only in coordination in speed of frequency of movements, while after two weeks there were also positive changes in measures of flexibility, precision of hitting a target and in some of measures of explosive power (indicating, strengthening of leg muscles).
4. Evaluation of some conative characteristics showed no significant changes to have occured as a result of the treatment. This may be explained by the relatively low intensity of neurotism in the subjects before the start of the investigation.
5. The subjects in the experimental group gave clearly positive subjective evaluations regarding the organization, location and contents of the programme, professionalism of the programme leader, their own feelings of pleasure during the treatment and the contribution of the programme to improving their health.
Keywords
programmed active reaction; hotel and catering workers; females; psychosomatic status
Hrčak ID:
253195
URI
Publication date:
4.1.1983.
Visits: 942 *