Aktywność fizyczna kobiet w ciąży w świadomości przyszłych instruktorów rekreacji ruchowej = Physical activity of expecting mothers in the awareness of future exercise professionals

Streszczenie            Kobiety ciężarne coraz częściej podejmują aktywność fizyczną, z której czerpią wielokierunkowe korzyści bez negatywnych konsekwencji dla zdrowia dziecka. Regurlarne zajęcia ruchowe w ciąży pozwalają m.in. zachować sprawność ciała, zapobiegają nadmiernemu przyrostowi masy ciała, ułatwiają poród oraz skracają czas połogu. Przed rozpoczęciem ćwiczeń konieczna jest nie tylko konsultacja z lekarzem, ale również z instruktorem zajęć ruchowych, by dobrać odpowiedni rodzaj treningu, dopasować obciążenie do rozwoju ciąży i indywidualnych możliwości ciężarnej.            Celem pracy było określenie poziomu wiedzy przyszłych instruktorów rekreacji ruchowej na temat pre-/postnatalnej aktywności fizycznej.            Badania zostały przeprowadzone metodą sondażu diagnostycznego, techniką ankietową przy pomocy kwestionariusza skonstruowanego na cele badań. Badana grupa liczyła 96 przyszłych instruktorów, studentów Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdańsku, specjalności Rekreacja Ruchowa.            Z zebranych danych wynika, iż przyszli instruktorzy mają niski poziom wiedzy na temat pre-/postnatalnej aktywności fizycznej oraz jej wpływu na zdrowie matki i dziecka. W szczególności respondenci wykazali bardzo niski poziom wiedzy dotyczącej metod określania intensywności zajęć dla kobiet w ciąży.            Z przeprowadzonej pracy można wnioskować, że istnieje potrzeba dołączenia powyższych treści do programów edukacyjnych instruktorów rekreacji oraz popularyzowania informacji o korzyściach ćwiczeń fizycznych w ciąży i po porodzie. Abstract            Pregnant women are more likely to take the physical activity that is safe and provides many benefits. Allows them to retain the fitness of the body, prevents gaining weight. Facilitates childbirth and shortens the recovery time of the body after childbirth. Before beginning exercises, it is necessary not only to medical consultation, but also with fitness instructor to pick out the right kind of training, adjust external to the development of pregnancy and pregnant possibilities.            The aim of the study was to determine the level of knowledge of future instructors of recreation motor on the motor activity of the pregnant woman.            To achieve this goal have been carried out by method of the diagnostic survey, survey technique with the help of the questionnaire. The test group counted 96 would-be trainers, students third year Gdańsk University of Physical Education and Sport, studying full-time Tourism and Recreation, with the specialty Motor Recreation. Studies were carried out in December 2011 and January 2013. The questionnaire contained 24 questions, with the objectives of this work has been analysed 21 selected issues.            From the collected data, it appears that the would-be trainers have a low level of knowledge about the physical activity of pregnant women and its effect on a baby, childbirth and post-partum mothers. Respondents also had zero knowledge of methods for determining the intensity of activities for mother-to-be.            Due to the need to include this content to the course of study, promoting information about the positive effects of physical exercise and the emphasis on content relating to the methods for determining the intensity of activities in the course of the study

Novel dressing materials accelerating wound healing made from dibutyrylchitin

Dibutyrylchitin (DBC), a soluble chitin derivative, is a polymer with confirmed biological properties. DBC was obtained in the reaction of shrimp chitin with butyric anhydride, carried out under heterogeneous condition, in which perchloric acid was used as a catalyst of reaction. Production of DBC batches was carried out on a half - technical scale line. If DBC parties were examined by infrared spectrometry, size exclusion chromatography and viscometry. DBC with molar mass of 132 x 10(3) daltons was used for the manufacturing of DBC fibres and DBC non-woven materials. DBC non-woven fabrics after gamma-sterilisation were applied to a group of nine patients with different indications. DBC dressing materials were used exluding the use of other medical products. Satisfactory results of wound healing were achieved in most cases, especially in cases of burn wounds and postoperative/posttraumatic wounds and various other conditions causing skin/epidermis loss

Effects of 8-week online, supervised high-intensity interval training on the parameters related to the anaerobic threshold, body weight, and body composition during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial

We aimed to assess the effects of an 8-week, online high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program on the parameters related to the anaerobic threshold (AT), body weight, and body compo sition in pregnant women. A total of 69 Caucasian women with an uncomplicated singleton preg nancy (age: 31 ± 4 years; gestational age: 22 ± 5 weeks; mean ± standard deviation) were randomly allocated to either an 8-week HIIT program (HIIT group) or to a comparative 8-week educational program (EDU group). Our most important finding was that even with the 8-week progression of pregnancy and physiological weight gain, the HIIT group maintained the same level of parameters related to AT: volume of oxygen at the AT (VO2/AT), percentage of maximal oxygen uptake at the AT (%VO2max/AT), and heart rate at the AT (HR/AT). In contrast, in the EDU group we observed a substantial deterioration of parameters related to the AT. The HIIT intervention substantially re duced the fat mass percentage (median: 30 to 28%; p < 0.01) and improved the total fat-free mass percentage (median: 70% to 72%; p < 0.01). In the EDU group, the body composition did not change significantly. An online, supervised HIIT program may be used to prevent the pregnancy-related risk of excessive weight gain and reduction in exercise capacity without yielding adverse obstetric or neonatal outcomes.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The effects of a 10-week step aerobics training on VO 2 max, isometric strength, and body composition of young women

Health status is partly determined by physical fitness level. Physical fitness can be developed through different physical activities under condition that regularity and intensity are maintained on optimal level. One of such physical activities is step aerobics - one of the most popular collective fitness forms offered in fitness clubs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of step aerobics training on VO2max, isometric strength and body composition of young female students. Female students aged 19-21 of University of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk were subjects in this study. VO2max, isometric strength of elbow flexors and knee extensors, as well as body composition, were measured week before and week after a ten-week step aerobics training. For statistical analysis, basic descriptive statistics and student&rsquo;s t-test were applied for dependent variables. After ten weeks of training there were no statistically significant changes in body composition, probably due to lack of calorie intake control. Significant changes were observed in isometric strength of elbow flexors but no changes in isometric strength of knee extensors. There was a compensation in isometric strength noted between left and right leg after ten weeks of training, where left leg was weaker than the right leg before training. Significant changes were noted in VO2max values, which increased from 42.04 ml/kg/min-1 to 45.71 ml/kg/min-1. Step aerobics training can sufficiently increase VO2max in young females and has a potential in developing strength of upper extremities. When body composition is the main purpose, diet should be taken under consideration

Promotion of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum. Health professionals' guide

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High-Low Impact Exercise Program Including Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Improves Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Healthy Pregnant Women – A Randomized Control Trial

Background: Pregnancy and high-impact activity are considered as risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunctions, including urinary incontinence.Aim: To investigate whether a structured exercise program, including high- and low-impact aerobics and supported by pelvic floor muscle exercises, improves the neuromuscular activity of the pelvic floor and does not reduce the quality of life in terms of urinary incontinence in healthy pregnant women.Methods: This was a randomized control trial among 97 Caucasian healthy nulliparas in uncomplicated pregnancies (age 30 ± 4 years, 21 ± 5 weeks of gestation; mean ± SD). Women were assessed for pelvic floor muscle functions with surface electromyography (EMG) using vaginal probes and using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ). Only women able to contract pelvic floor muscles and with good quality of life based on IIQ were included for the study. Seventy women in the experimental group took part in a supervised exercise program including high-low impact aerobics and pelvic floor muscle exercises three times a week. Twenty-seven controls did not receive any exercise intervention. After 6 weeks both groups were re-tested with EMG and IIQ. Post- and pre-exercise program changes in each group were analyzed using a repeated-measures ANOVA.Results: Women in the experimental group improved the neuromuscular activity of the pelvic floor in some motor tasks without any adverse outcomes of the intervention. After the exercise program we observed in the experimental group significantly higher EMG amplitude in the pelvic floor muscles during 3-s contractions (p = 0.014). We also noticed a beneficial trend in the increase of neuromuscular activity during 10- and 60-s contractions, but the changes were not statistically significant. The exercising women substantially improved their abilities for relaxation following 3- and 10-s contractions (p = 0.013 and p &lt; 0.001). In controls, we reported no statistically significant improvement in either of the motor tasks. All study participants maintained good quality of life related to urinary incontinence.Conclusion: Prenatal exercise programs that include high- and low-impact aerobics and are supported by pelvic floor muscle exercises should be recommended for pregnant women, especially those who are accustomed to higher exercise intensity before pregnancy. Nevertheless, these recommendations can be directed to continent women who can properly contract pelvic floor muscles.ISRCTN. DOI: 10.1186/ISRCTN92265528: “Pelvic floor muscle training with surface electromyography”, retrospectively registered on the 25th of July, 2016

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy (kwestionariusz “Badź Aktywna w Ciąży”) to support physical activity among pregnant women in Poland

Introduction: Physical activity during pregnancy is established to derive clinically meaningful improvements in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum health outcomes. Evidence-based pre-screening tools have been developed to support the implementation of physical activity programmes, and enhance communication between health care providers, exercise professionals and pregnant women. The Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy (GAQ-P) and the Health Care Provider Consultation Form for Prenatal Physical Activity (HCPCF) empower pregnant women to identify whether they require additional counselling from their obstetric health care provider in terms of physical activity. However, these tools are not available in Polish. This work details the process taken to translate the GAQ-P and HCPCF into Polish. Material and Methods: We followed the translation process outlined by the Translation and Cultural Adaptation International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines between August 2022 and August 2023. We formed an expert group that included representatives of the Polish Society of Sports Medicine, The Polish Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, practitioners, and scientists in physical activity during pregnancy. We implemented 9 of the 10 steps recommended by ISOPR in the translation process. At the Cognitive Debriefing stage, we collected opinions on the Polish version of GAQ-P and HCPCF from 70 stakeholders on the clarity and cultural appropriateness of the translation. Results and Conclusions: Target users have positively evaluated the Polish version of GAQ-P and HCPCF. Thanks to the ISPOR methodology, we obtained a trustworthy, evidence-based screening tools, which can reduce the barriers for most women to be physically active during pregnancy

O potencjalności Agambena i Deleuze’a

Praca bada sposób w jaki Agamben oraz Deleuze ujmują zagadnienie potencjalności. W pracy – opierając się na podstawowych prawach logiki formalnej – zostaje udowodnione, iż Agamben popełnił błąd logiczny argumentując swoje stanowisko odnośnie zagadnienia potencjalności. Deleuzjańske zaś intuicje odniesione zostaną – metaforycznie – do koncepcji zawartych w fizyce współczesnej.Szumilewicz examines Agamben and Deleuze’s treatment of the question of potentiality. Drawing on the basic laws of formal logic, she sheds light on the logical error in Agamben’s argumentation on his position regarding the question of potentiality. She also relates Deleuze’s intuitions – metaphorically – to concepts that belong to contemporary physics