Tab. II.
The results of Fullerton Fitness Test in the Nordic walking and control groups
| Dependent variables | Nordic walking group | Control group | p value from ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First measurement | Second measurement | First measurement | Second measurement | Main effect | Interaction | ||
| Group | Measurement | ||||||
| Upper body strength | 15.7 ± 3.2 | 17.9 ± 3.8 | 14.9 ± 2.9 | 14.7 ± 3.0 | ** | *** | *** |
| Lower body strength | 15.8 ± 2.7 | 18.3 ± 2.8 | 13.6 ± 3.1 | 13.7 ± 3.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Upper body flexibility | –5.1 ± 6.8 | –1.4 ± 5.3 | –4.1 ± 5.3 | –4.0 ± 5.1 | 0.499 | *** | *** |
| Lower body flexibility | 0.13 ± 6.9 | 2.0 ± 6.5 | –1.9 ± 6.9 | –1.2 ± 8.1 | 0.887 | *** | 0.089 |
| The 6-minute walk | 524.8 ± 65.4 | 568.3 ± 56.6 | 527.8 ± 64.1 | 525.7 ± 63.9 | 0.144 | *** | *** |
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001