Effects of Recreational Swimming on Women’s Psychosomatic Status

Authors

  • Radomir Zrnić Faculty of phsical education and sport, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Dušan Mitić Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Saša Jovanović Faculty of phsical education and sport, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bojan Bjelica Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Pale, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/QOL2201030Z

Abstract

A sedentary lifestyle is characterized by the development of automation and lack of movement that causes various ailments and diseases and thus negatively affects the health of people. This study aimed to determine the effects of recreational swimming on the psychosomatic status of middle-aged women. The subjective assessment of psychosomatic status (SPPSS) scale was used in the study to assess ailments (disorders) of certain body parts and organic systems before and after the experimental treatment. The results of the research show that there were statistically significant changes in all tested variables, and the largest changes were in the variables: back pain (Z = -5,169, p < 0.001) and leg pain (Z = -4,941, p < 0.001), while the smallest changes were in variables indigestion (Z = -3,983, p < 0.001).

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Published

2022-02-22

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1-2 (2022): QUALITY OF LIFE (Banja Luka) - APEIRON

Section

Чланци