The Comparison of Balance, Reaction time and Lower-extremity Strength in Middle-aged and Elderly Men Engaged in Different Exercises

• Main Authors: Ming Han Cheng, 鄭名涵
• Other Authors: Chin Lung Fang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42758167962497002709

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 91 === Abstact The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of balance, reaction time and lower-extremity strength in middle-aged and elderly men engaged in different exercises. Totally 90 volunteers, aged from 60 to 69 years old, included regular Tai-Chi Chuan, tennis players, and sedentary controls, were asked to perform the following tests. These tests included one-leg stance test with eye-closed, functional reach test, 8-foot up and go test, modified Bass dynamic balance test, reaction time, and 30-second chair stand test. All the data were collected and analyzed with one-way ANOVA and t-test. The results were shown as followed: 1.The subjects of Tai-chi Chuan group had the best performances of all the test items. The static balance of Tai-Chi Chuan group was significantly better than those of the other two groups(p＜.05). There were no significant differences between tennis and sedentary controls groups. 2.The dynamic balance and lower-extremity strength of tennis and Tai-Chi Chuan groups were significantly better than those of sedentary controls group(p＜.05).There were no significant differences between tennis and Tai-Chi Chuan groups 3.The reaction time of tennis, Tai-Chi Chuan, and sedentary controls groups was not significantly different from each other. 4.The static balance, dynamic balance, and lower-extremity strength of regular exerciser group were significantly better than those of sedentary controls(p＜.05),but the reaction time of two groups was not significantly different from each other. On the balance and lower-extremity strength, the Tai-chi Chuan group was better than tennis group, and tennis group was better than sedentary control group； regular exerciser group was better than sedentary control group. On the reaction time, there were no significant differences among tennis, Tai-Chi Chuan, and sedentary control groups; there were no significant differences between regular exerciser and sedentary controls groups.