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http://dx.doi.org/10.5932/JKPHN.2011.25.1.017

Effect of a Public Health Center Exercise Program on Physical Fitness Factors, Body Weight, Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in Elderly Women  

Son, Hee-Jung (Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Korea National Sport University)
So, Wi-Young (North Carolina A&T State University)
Park, Hye-Mi (Division of Sport Science, Konkuk University)
Lee, Sang-Mi (Gapyeong Public Health Center, Gapyeong)
Baek, Hyo-Jin (Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center, Seoul)
Sung, Dong-Jun (Researcher, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing / v.25, no.1, 2011 , pp. 17-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study examined the effect of exercise public health center exercise program on strength, balance, body composition and blood pressure in healthy elderly women. Method: Thirty healthy elderly women were divided into three 12-week exercise groups: Tai-Chi (n=10), silver dance (n=10), and band exercise (n=10). The results were analyzed by two-way repeated ANOVA and paired t-test using SPSS 12.0 program. Results: Body weight and body mass index were significantly decreased in the Tai-Chi and silver dance groups. In addition, there was a significant increase in balance time and reduced diastolic blood pressure in Tai-Chi participant. Grip strength was significantly increased in Tai-Chi and silver dance participants, but there was no effect in the band exercise group. Agility was significantly increased in the band exercise group. Conclusion: Tai-Chi and silver dance may be beneficial to improve fitness of elderly people, although the details remain to be elucidated.
Keywords
Tai-chi; Dance; Elastic resistance training; Health center exercise program; Elderly women;
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