In this golf study, we examined 39 probands during an 18-hole-golfcourse. The candidates were divided into a group of 11 juniors (5 females und 6 males) at the age of 22 45 years, which played once on three different kind of golf courses, an in a group of 28 seniors (4 females and 24 males) at the age of 62 years in average. This group played just once on a middle-difficult golf course. 20 seniors were suffering from cardiovascular or metabolic diseases. All of the probands had to do a walking tolerance test on a treadmill to measure the physical fitness and to compare then the exertion during golfing with the physical fitness. During the golf course, the heart rate was recorded continuously and lactate and blood pressure intermittently. Before and after the course, the candidates were weight and venous blood was taken to analyse full blood count, substrate metabolism (fat, protein, glucose, creatinine, urea, bilirubin), hormones (insulin and cortisol), electrolytes and musculosceletal enzymes. Maximal oxygen uptake during ergometry and golfing and also the energy consumption were measured exemplary on five male junior golfers. The results showed, that golfing is an aerobe exercise, which increases in seniors, but not in juniors the cardiovascular fitness. However, both groups showed due to an energy more consumption of approximately 4000 kJ/game significant changes in their fat metabolism and a reduction in the concentration of insulin. That can be used therapeutically and in rehabilitation.
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In this golf study, we examined 39 probands during an 18-hole-golfcourse. The candidates were divided into a group of 11 juniors (5 females und 6 males) at the age of 22 45 years, which played once on three different kind of golf courses, an in a group of 28 seniors (4 females and 24 males) at the age of 62 years in average. This group played just once on a middle-difficult golf course. 20 seniors were suffering from cardiovascular or metabolic diseases. All of the probands had to do a walki...
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