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Fitness
Program improves fitness in Black and Hispanic college-age women
December 16th, 2004
A program was successful in enhancing exercise self-efficacy and improving fitness in Black and Hispanic college-age women. "A quasi-experimental design was used to test the outcomes of an exercise program directed towards Black and Hispanic college-age women. Forty-four women (36 Black, 7 Hispanic, and 1 Black/Hispanic) attended exercise classes three times per week for 16 weeks. At program completion, women were classified as either high attendees (n=26) or low attendees (n=18)," scientists writing in the journal Research in Nursing and Health report. "Compared to low attendees, the high attendees had significantly higher exercise...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-16)
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