caa a22 4500 467940479 CHVBK 20180406153011.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00421-006-0258-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00421-006-0258-x Meyers Michael Human Performance Research Laboratory, Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences, West Texas A&M University, WTAMU, Box 60216, 79016, Canyon, TX, USA aut Effect of equitation training on health and physical fitness of college females [Elektronische Daten] [Michael Meyers] Limited information exists concerning equitation as a viable form of physical activity. The study's purpose was to quantify effects of an equitation training program on health and physical fitness of college females. Following written informed consent, 15 college females enrolled in equitation and 10 controls (age=23.6±2.5years; ht=165.3±5.3cm; wt=62.4±3.4kg) underwent a comprehensive pre- and post-series of tests to assess cardiorespiratory response (Bruce; VO2peak, HRpeak, VEpeak, RERpeak, MAPpeak, RPPpeak), body composition (body mass, body fat, fat-free mass), muscular power [Wingate; peak and mean power (MP), total power output, fatigue index (FI)], muscular strength (curl-ups, reverse sit-ups, pushups, handgrip), blood chemistry, and coronary risk. The equitation group trained at various equine gaits for 14weeks, 5days/week. Multivariate analyses of variance (Wilks' Lambda) indicated a significant main effect of training across muscular power (F 4,25=3.965; P=0.013), but not across cardiorespiratory response (F 11,18=1.472; P=0.225), body composition (F 3,26=1.081; P=0.375), or muscular strength (F 4,25=2.172; P=0.102). Pre-post improvements in MP (+13.3%; P=0.01), total work output (+11.8%; P=0.015), and FI (−10.5%; P=0.038) were observed. Nonsignificant improvements of 8.5-11.4% were observed in muscular strength and body composition. In conclusion, equitation does not provide an adequate stimulus to improve health and fitness in young adults. Individuals who participate in equitation need to supplement this activity with traditional aerobic and load-bearing training regimens. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Equestrian nationallicence Aerobic nationallicence Anaerobic nationallicence Strength nationallicence Cardiorespiratory nationallicence European Journal of Applied Physiology Springer-Verlag 98/2(2006-09-01), 177-184 1439-6319 98:2<177 2006 98 421 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-006-0258-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-006-0258-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Meyers Michael Human Performance Research Laboratory, Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences, West Texas A&M University, WTAMU, Box 60216, 79016, Canyon, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Applied Physiology Springer-Verlag 98/2(2006-09-01), 177-184 1439-6319 98:2<177 2006 98 421 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer