Study on the Practice of Combined Muscular Fitness Forms

In the past few years, research in the medical field has shown that less than ideal health is closely related to the lack of exercising. A growing number of people have realised that they can prevent the emergence of numerous conditions induced or favoured by inactivity, by being more active (not for a month or a year, but for the rest of their lives). Currently, the term "fitness" is considered a concept with a much more important significance, which represents a favouring element for increasing the quality of life; for this reason, translated into a physical condition, it no longer expresses its full contents. Aerobic gymnastics - along with running, swimming, cycling - represents a form of activity able to improve or maintain both the physical and the mental shape of the individual. The purpose of this paper is to design and apply a system of new actuating means, specific to muscular fitness, conducted with various weights, dumbbells, devices, and accessories, in order to develop a healthy, strong, aesthetic, and harmonious body, with a growing and better-defined lean mass. The study was carried out on a sample of 20 females, aged 30 to 40, to whom we applied the Ruffier test in order to assess exercise capacity. Body mass index (BMI) was also calculated, in order to learn information on the ideal bodyweight in relation to the height and age of the subjects. The data collected through the analysis have shown that the modifications are statistically insignificant for BMI (p=0.86), while adaptation to specific effort reflected in a significantly better Ruffier index (9.38 +/- 2.59; p<0.0001). The results of the study indicate a positive influence of muscular fitness for the cardiovascular system; the BMI did not suffer significant alterations among females aged 30-40 years old.