Actual problems of physical education and methods of sports training

Academic Journal

No. 4 (2025)
Physical culture, physical education of different population groups

Improving the physical condition of mature women using modern fitness technologies

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  • Brezdeniuk Oleksandra,
  • Hoberlas Serhii
Brezdeniuk Oleksandra
Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University named after Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
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Published 2026-01-27

Keywords

  • women, mature age, fitness, physical condition, electromyostimulation, body composition, fat content, muscle content

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Improving the physical condition of mature women using modern fitness technologies. (2026). Actual Problems of Physical Education and Methods of Sports Training, 4, 7-16. https://doi.org/10.31652/3041-2463/2025-4-1

Abstract

Topicality. Maintaining health and preventing disease is one of the priorities of modern society, which necessitates the search for and implementation of effective health technologies. This is especially relevant for mature women, in whom natural age-related changes are accompanied by a decrease in physical fitness, deterioration of functional abilities, and changes in body composition. One promising means of correcting physical condition is the use of electromyostimulation (EMS) technologies, but there is insufficient data on the effect of EMS on the body composition of mature women.

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of exercises using electromyostimulation technologies on the component composition of body mass in women in the second period of mature age. Materials and methods. The study involved 27 women aged 36-40 who participated in a 16-week training program using the Miha Bodytec device. Theoretical, empirical, and statistical research methods were used to achieve the set goal. Research results. The study found that after 16 weeks of training using EMS technology, women showed a significant reduction in body weight, BMI, and body fat percentage, as well as an increase in muscle mass.

Conclusions. The use of a 16-week EMS training program is an effective means of correcting the body composition of middle-aged women. The reduction in body weight and fat mass, combined with an increase in muscle mass, confirms the feasibility of using EMS as a health technology to improve the physical condition of women aged 36-40.

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