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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2006.16.4.584

Effect of a Yoga-based Exercise Program on Psychological, Physiological Factors and Physical Fitness in Elderly Women  

Kim, Yi-Soon (Department of Nursing, College of Natural Science, Dongeui University)
Kwak, Yi-Sub (Department of Leisure and Sports Science, Dongeui University)
Cho, Bong-Soo (Health center, Dongnae-Gu)
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Journal of Life Science / v.16, no.4, 2006 , pp. 584-588 More about this Journal
Abstract
Physical activity has been effective in enhancing quality of life and physical fitness of older adults over relatively short periods of time. However, little is known about the Yoga-based exercise program on physiological changes and physical fitness with psychological variables in elderly women. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Yoga- based exercise program on physiological, psychological factors and physical fitness in elderly women. Forty-four elders were recruited from the public health center. They were divided into exercise training group(n=22) and control group(n=22). The training group participating in 10 weeks of Yoga-based exercise program. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, Fisher's Extract test, and ANCOVA to evaluate body fat, spine ROM, blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, life satisfaction, ADL and physical fitness. There was a significant improvement in blood pressure, total cholesterol, precent of body fat, physiological function, depression, life satisfaction, ADL and physical fitness in the exercise training group than that of the control group. From the results, Yoga-based interventions designed to improve various variables were equally acceptable to elderly women.
Keywords
Yoga-based exercise program; psychological factors; physical fitness;
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