International Journal of Research & Review (www.gkpublication.in) 46 Vol.3; Issue: 4; April 2016 International Journal of Research and Review www.ijrrjournal.com E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Original Research Article Variables of Old Age Women Participating Morning Walk Regularly Pintu Sil Assistant Professor, State Institute of Physical Education for Women, Hastings House, 20B, Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata-27, India. Received: 21/04/2016 Revised: 27/04/2016 Accepted: 28/04/2016 ABSTRACT Introduction: Old age person are now more health conscious and a numbers of them are participating exercise regularly. For them walking is an ideal exercise to maintain health and fitness. Purpose: Present study was conducted to find out the anthropometric and physiological health status of middle aged women who participate walking regularly at morning. Materials and Methods : A total of 17 old age women were agreed to take part in this study as volunteer. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist to hip ratio (WHR) were considered as anthropometric health variables and Resting Heart Rate (RHR) and VO 2 max was considered as physiological health variables in this study. Stadiometer, Weigh machine, steel tape, Stethoscope and Rockport 1-mile walk test were used as tools in this study. Mean and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics. All calculations were done using standard statistical software. Results: Result revealed that mean value for BMI (26.99 Kg/m2) and WHR (0.86) were slightly in overweight and obese zone. Result further revealed that the mean value of RHR (81.88 beats/min.) and VO 2 max (25.36 ml.Kg -1 .min -1 ) were in normal and healthy zone as per ACSM recommendation. Conclusion: From above results it was concluded that regular participation in walking at morning is more helpful to achieve good physiological health status than the anthropometric health status among old age women. Key words: Morning Walk, Anthropometric health, Physiological health, Regular exercise, VO2 max, Old age women. INTRODUCTION Exercise has many health benefits for young as well as for old age. In old age aging induces several structural and functional alterations in the cardiovascular system (Lakatta and Levy, 2003). [1] Several studies have shown aerobic (endurance) exercise programs can have multiple beneficial effects on several health outcome in healthy elderly, including a reduction in the decline in cardiovascular performance associated with physiologic aging, an improvement in physical function (Giallauria et al.,2005; Hollmann et al.,2007). [2,3] Walking at morning is considered as a good healthy aerobic activity which promotes inner health and harmony by providing proper exercise and rhythm to every part of the body, especially for older age. Most of the older age people prefer to participate in walking as their morning exercise. It not only enables to maintain good health but regular participation in walking helps to tone up the blood circulation, digestion excretion and respiration. The whole body and mind thus becomes supply, light and full of vigor. Numbers of study worldwide reported significant correlation between physical activity and better physiological health and