TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of a new exercise program including Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu gymnastics elements for the physical fitness of older subjects who have lower physical fitness - Compared to a well-accepted exercise program
AU - Hui, Guo
AU - Kaijun, Niu
AU - Yano, Hidenori
AU - Ogamo, Kyouko
AU - Nakajima, Kinue
AU - Wang, Yun
AU - Motokawa, Akira
AU - Suzuki, Leiko
AU - Fujita, Kazuki
AU - Saitou, Teruki
AU - Nagatomi, Ryoichi
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine whether improved physical fitness through a new exercise program intervention including elements of Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu gymnastics among elderly people who have lower physical. Eighty older adults with less physical strength aged 71-89 (mean age ± SD = 77.3 ± 3.9), recruited from Tsurugaya area of Sendai, participated in a 3-month randomized controlled trial, with allocation to a new exercise program or well-accepted exercise program control. Physical performance measures included the timed up and go test (TUGT), the functional reach test, a 6 min continuous walking test, and the sit-and-reach test were conducted before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed through on-treatment-analysis of variance. After training, although no significant between-groups differences were observed for all the measures, TUGT, which is recommended as a simple screening tool to identify those at risk of falling was improved in both groups following the intervention (P<0.05). The findings revealed that the new exercise program including Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu gymnastics element could improve physical fitness to a similar level as the well-accepted exercise program.
AB - The purpose of this study was to determine whether improved physical fitness through a new exercise program intervention including elements of Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu gymnastics among elderly people who have lower physical. Eighty older adults with less physical strength aged 71-89 (mean age ± SD = 77.3 ± 3.9), recruited from Tsurugaya area of Sendai, participated in a 3-month randomized controlled trial, with allocation to a new exercise program or well-accepted exercise program control. Physical performance measures included the timed up and go test (TUGT), the functional reach test, a 6 min continuous walking test, and the sit-and-reach test were conducted before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed through on-treatment-analysis of variance. After training, although no significant between-groups differences were observed for all the measures, TUGT, which is recommended as a simple screening tool to identify those at risk of falling was improved in both groups following the intervention (P<0.05). The findings revealed that the new exercise program including Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu gymnastics element could improve physical fitness to a similar level as the well-accepted exercise program.
KW - Aging
KW - Kung Fu gymnastics
KW - Physical fitness
KW - Tai Chi Chuan
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U2 - 10.7600/jspfsm.56.241
DO - 10.7600/jspfsm.56.241
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34249104767
VL - 56
SP - 241
EP - 256
JO - Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
JF - Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
SN - 0039-906X
IS - 2
ER -