THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL FITNESS OF ELDERLIES IN THA MUANG SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, SELAPHUM DISTRICT, ROI ET PROVINCE
Keywords:
Physical fitness, Elderly, Exercise programAbstract
Background: When getting older, the function of tissues begins to deteriorate and weaken. Correct and consistent exercise can be classified as a health promotion that has a positive effect on health.
Objective: To compare the physical fitness of elderlies in Tha Muang subdistrict municipality.
Materials and Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental design. The participants were 71 elderlies in Tha Muang subdistrict municipality who qualified according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected by using The Senior Fitness Test Records and analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired t-test. Statistically significant at 95% confidence interval.
Results: Most of the elderlies were female, 55 participants (77.50%), mean age was 71 years (SD= 6.31). 19 of participants (51.40%) had hypertension, and 65 of participants had normal heart rate (91.50%). The mean heart rate was 75.43 beats per minute (SD=6.27). After an intervention, participants had physical fitness, including a 2-minutes step test, 30 seconds chair stand, arm curl test, chair sit-and-reach test, back scratch test, and 8-feet up-and-go test were increased compared to before intervention significantly at the level of .001.
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