Effects of 12 Weeks of Tai Chi Chuan Training on Balance and Functional Fitness in Older Japanese Adults
| Autor: | Takeshima, Nobuo, Islam, Mohammod M., Kato, Yoshiji, Koizumi, Daisuke, Narita, Makoto, Kitabayashi, Yukiko, Rogers, Nicole L., Rogers, Michael E. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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effect on static and dynamic balance
medicine.medical_specialty Functional training Tai Chi Chuan functional fitness older adults Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Tai chi chuan Limits of stability Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Exercise program Physical therapy medicine Aerobic exercise Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Dynamic balance Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Supervised exercise Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Sports Sports; Volume 5; Issue 2; Pages: 32 |
| ISSN: | 2075-4663 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Tai Chi Chuan on static and dynamic balance, and functional fitness in older adults. Forty-nine volunteers were divided into an exercise group (EX: 9 men and 16 women, average age 72 ± 5 years) and control group (13 men and 11 women, average age 73 ± 6 years). The EX participated in a 12-week supervised exercise program (60 min/day, 2 days/week) that consisted of 10-min warm-up and stretching, 40-min Tai Chi Chuan exercise (long-form Yang style with 108 movements), and 10-min cool-down/relaxation exercises. The control group was asked to not change their physical activity habits. Static (sway velocity standing on firm or foam surfaces with eyes open or closed) and dynamic balance (limits of stability (LOS)), as well as functional fitness measures of body mass; upper- and lower-body strength; and flexibility, mobility, and aerobic fitness were taken before and after the intervention. After the 12-week Tai Chi Chuan exercise program, there were no improvements in any functional fitness or balance variable although components of LOS tended to increase (13.1%, p = 0.052). These results indicate that 12 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan exercise has no significant effect on balance and functional fitness parameters in older Japanese adults. |
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