본 연구는 중년 여성의 건강 관리와 비만 예방에 있어 중요한 요소로 알려진 걷기 운동의 경사도에 따른 에너지 대사 변화를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 연구 대상은 50대 여성 20명으 로 선정되었으며, 각기 다른 경사도(0%와 6%)에서 VO2max의 50%, 60%, 70% 강도로 운동을 수행하도록 하였다. 실험은 트 레드밀을 이용하여 진행되었으며, 호흡가스분석기를 통해 에너지 소비량과 지방 연소량을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 지방연소량은 경사 도 6%가 0%에 비해 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 하지만 강도에 따 라 에너지소비량은 증가하였으나 0%와 6%의 경사도에서는 차이 가 나타나지 않았다. 이 연구는 중년 여성의 비만 예방을 위한 효 율적인 운동 강도와 경사도 설정에 기초 자료를 제공할 수 있다.

Background: Lower back pain (LBP) is a major cause of disability and a common musculoskeletal disorder encountered at some point in life. Dysfunction of the lumbar vertebrae has been associated with decreased flexibility of the hamstrings, which exhibited a strong positive correlation with LBP. Hamstring tension affects lumbar pelvic rhythm. We aimed to activate pelvic stability with compression by Active Therapeutic Movement (ATM), muscle energy technique (MET) was applied to increase the flexibility of the hamstring. Objects: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of MET with ATM and general MET were applied to the hamstring of adults, who were in their twenties with nor without LBP, on their pelvic inclination and the length of their hamstring. Methods: A total of 32 subjects were briefed about the purpose of this study and agreed to participate voluntarily. Before the experiment, all subjects were pre-examined, and they were divided into an LBP group and a no lower back pain group accordingly. Thereafter, all subjects participated in both in a crossover manner. After at least one week, they switched to another group and participated in the same experiment. Results: The study results revealed that both groups demonstrated significant results in the modified active knee extension test (p < 0.01) and the sit and reach test (p < 0.01) performed to assess the hamstring flexibility; an interaction (p < 0.05) was noted. Moreover, a more significant difference was observed between the MET with ATM and the general MET. Although significant results were obtained for the pelvic inclination (p < 0.01), interaction was not noted. Conclusion: Conclusively, in this study, when the MET with ATM was applied to the two groups, there was a significant difference compared to the general MET for hamstring flexibility, but it was confirmed that there was no significant difference for the pelvic inclination.