The State of daily living habits and workouts among the active elderly in Japan

Autor: Tatsuya, ARAI, Kazuhiro, AWAKI, Hisao, FUJII, Hirohiko, TAKAHASHI, Susumu, MIYAGI, Kazuyuki, YOKOKAWA, Mari, FUKAI, Sendal University
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2008
Zdroj: 仙台大学紀要 = Bulletin of Sendai College. 39(2):193-200
ISSN: 0389-3073
Popis: We used a questionnaire to survey elderly subjects (65-74 years old) who worked out physically 30 or more minutes per day two or more times per week over a period of one year or longer. We obtained the following results: 1. We were able to categorize the active elderly into two types: a) those who concerned themselves with one particular sport, and b) those who concerned themselves with two or more kinds of sports. 2. Comparison of subjects' answers with the average scores for Japan (from a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) showed that the subjects of this study had higher levels of self-confidence in health and fitness, had more regular eating habits, and were less likely to be smokers. The subjects can be said to be highly concerned with their own health.
Databáze: OpenAIRE