THE EFFECT OF BALANCE ABILITY OF COMMUNITY ELDERLY IN GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAM WITH MUSCLE STRENGTH TRAINING

• Main Authors: Chen Wei-Chun, 陳韋均
• Other Authors: Chao Shu-Ping
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75147106151004615032

碩士 === 國立臺灣體育學院 === 運動健康科學系碩士班 === 98 === 　　Group exercise programs for elderly in Taiwan communities were almost composed of aerobic and stretching exercises, but with no strength training. 　　To compare the effect of balance ability and functional fitness in elderly participates in either aerobic exercise program or aerobic exercise program with 20-min strength training. 　　Forty independent participants over sixty-five years old were recruited from two communities. First, participants wrote HHQ and PAR-Q. Exercise intervention included 1-hr exercise program, twice a week, for totally sixteen weeks. Aerobic exercise intervention included 30-min aerobic exercise, while strength training intervention was composed of 10-min aerobic exercise, and 20-min strength training, both groups required to do 10-min warm-up, 10-min cool down, and 10-min stretching. The measurement for statical balance were single leg stand with open/close eyes, parallel stance, tandem stance; for functional fitness was Senior Fitness Test (SFT), which included testing on aerobic endurance, lower-body strength, agility, dynamic balance, low-body flexibility, and functional balance ability. Both groups were tested before and after the 16 weeks exercise intervention programs. Pair t-test and repeated measure t-test were used to compare the difference between pre- and post-test of aerobic group and strength training group. 　　Tandem stance(p<.05) were significantly difference between strength training group and aerobic exercise group. The SFT of strength training group was significantly higher than the aerobic group in the scores of 2-min step test(p< .05), and functional reach(p< .001). 　　Combining strength training intervention to group exercise programs had improved the functional fitness for the older adults.