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Trekking includes downhill walking and enhances lower limb strength. Muscle fitness is a predictor of mortality and is associated with cardio-vascular risk factors in adults. The purpose of this study was to investi-gate the effects of trekking on cardiovascular health and fitness in older obese women. The participants were randomly assigned to an exercise group (EG, n=32) and a control group (CG, n=48). The EG participated in the trekking program for 12 weeks, 3 times per week, and 90 min per session, at a moderate intensity. Cardiovascular health (BMI, percent-age of body fat, blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides, and total choles-terol) and fitness (muscle strength, muscle endurance, balance, and flexibility) were measured before and after the 12-week program. A two-way repeated ANOVA was used to compare and analyze the group dif-ferences. Body weight, systolic blood pressure, and muscle strength were significantly different between the groups. These results indicate that trekking played a significant role in the reduction of weight and sys-tolic blood pressure in obese women. The results of this study can be utilized to reduce cardiovascular risk factors associated with aging.

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Abstract
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  Participants
  Experimental procedures and measuring methods
  Exercise program
  Fitness tests
  Blood analysis
  Body composition
  Blood pressure
  Data analysis
 RESULTS
  Cardiovascular health components
  Cardiovascular health components
 DISCUSSION
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 REFERENCES

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• Suh-Jung Kang [ Department of Sport & Health Science, College of Natural Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea ] Corresponding author

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• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

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  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613