Benefits of Nordic Walking

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://discobolulunefs.ro/media/S2020.1.pdf" target="_blank" >https://discobolulunefs.ro/media/S2020.1.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.35189/dpeskj.2020.59.s.1" target="_blank" >10.35189/dpeskj.2020.59.s.1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Benefits of Nordic Walking

Original language description

Nordic Walking improves physical fitnessmore than walking without poles. This is due tothe fact that Nordic Walking involves more muscles during exercise. Experimental results show that around 90% of muscles are activated during Nordic Walking with the correct technique. Performing Nordic Walking influences the reduction of body weight andimprovesall biochemical parameters relevant to diabetes.This paper aims tofind common knowledge about the benefits of Nordic Walking on thehuman body. The information was found throughquestionnaires. The research involved74 people –47 men and 27 women with anaverage age of 38.67± 18.09years. The questionnaires were fully anonymous. The majority of respondents (79.7%) arealready somehow familiar with Nordic Walking, most of them (33.8%) knowing someone who practisesNordic Walking in the city. 23% of respondents havetried Nordic Walking, but only 10.8% keep performing it. According to the majority of respondents (77%), Nordic Walking is a proper activity for all age groups and they would recommend it to their parents and grandparents due to its benefits on human health. Most respondents (85.1%) believe that Nordic Walking is beneficial for human health only toprevent diseases of the musclesystem and as aconsequentrehabilitationmethod. Nordic Walking has no influence on human health from the point of view of the rest of respondents.Nordic Walking isjusta pleasant way to enjoyin one’sfree time. This might be changed by the continuingeducation of the general public.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Discobolul Journal

ISSN

2286-3702

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

2020

Issue of the periodical within the volume

59

Country of publishing house

RO - ROMANIA

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

484-495

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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