TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Psychophysical benefits of rock-climbing activity
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Gallotta, Maria Chiara
A1  - Emerenziani, Gian Pietro
A1  - Monteiro, Maria Dolores
A1  - Iasevoli, Luigi
A1  - Iazzoni, Sara
A1  - Baldari, Carlo
A1  - Guidetti, Laura
SP  - 675
EP  - 689
VL  - 121
IS  - 3
N2  - -The aim of the study was to compare the psychophysical effects of rock climbing with a supervised fitness training in adults. Thirty-three healthy participants (M age = 32 yr., SD = 7) participated in rock climbing or in fitness training. The participants' functional fitness, anxiety, and mood states were tested before and after 3 mo. of training. There was significant improvement of physical fitness in both groups after the intervention period. Anxiety significantly decreased after each single training session at the end of both courses. Differential effects in the rock-climbing group, as compared to the fitness group, emerged only on Vigor. Specifically, the rock-climbing group showed a decreasing trend in Vigor while the fitness group showed an increasing trend of Vigor after the intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/30.PMS.121c26x9
ID  - ref1
ER  -