Effectiveness of SaBang-DolGi Walking Exercise Program on Physical and Mental Health of Menopausal Women

EunHee Noh, JiYoun Kim, MunHee Kim and EunSurk Yi
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EunHee Noh: Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, Gachon University, 191 Hombakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-799, Korea
JiYoun Kim: Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, Gachon University, 191 Hombakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-799, Korea
MunHee Kim: Department of Health Science, Korea National Sport University, Seoul 05541, Korea
EunSurk Yi: Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, Gachon University, 191 Hombakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-799, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: Objective: We investigated the effectiveness of a 12-week SaBang-DolGi walking exercise program on the physical and mental health of menopausal women and aimed to provide the basic data needed to develop health promotion programs for the active and healthy aging of menopausal women. Materials and methods: The participants comprised 40 women aged 50–65 years who were divided into two randomly selected groups in training sessions (exercising group, n = 21 and control group, n = 19). A physical (grip, muscle and endurance) test and mental health test (simple mental health test II) were conducted using questionnaires with the aim of examining subjects’ physical and mental health before and after exercise. Results: After the intervention, the participants experienced positive changes in the physical dimension, with significant enhancements particularly in mental well-being and menopause-related health and subdomains. Controlled and regular exercise for 12 weeks was significantly correlated with a positive change in vitality and mental health. Conclusions: We found that the SaBang-DolGi walking exercise program helps to promote the physical and mental health of menopausal women who are exposed to the various stresses and depressions that accompany physical deterioration; the program was found to encourage active and healthy aging.

Keywords: SaBang-DolGi walking; walking exercise; menopause; women’s health; physical; mental; health programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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