Effects of low-intensity, long duration exercise on health and risk profile

Abstract

Golf is a pleasurable activity and is played by millions of people around the world. The purpose of this doctoral thesis was to determine the impact of intensity and volume golf play on health and performance related variables, based on two observation periods (short-term, 8 to 12-weeks; long-term, 30-weeks). To determine baseline results, a heterogeneous group of 66 healthy subjects, 42 men and 24 women, varying in age and handicap (age, 53.3 ± 13.0 years; HCP, 23.5 ± 11.3), completed a sports medical examination. During the game, the heart rate (HR), duration, distance, walking speed, ascent and descent were measured via a GPS/HR monitor. When playing 9 or 18-holes of golf, independent of the golf course design, the average HR was not significantly different between men vs. women or the subgroups with mild exertion level of (

Date of Award	2014
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Medical University Graz
Supervisor	Peter Hofmann (Supervisor) & Wolfram Müller (Supervisor)