The Effect of a Health Exercise Program for the Elderly in Rural Areas Engaged in Agricultural Work on Joint Pain, Physical Fitness, and Exercise Behavior

This study provides a newly updated perspective of information on severely screened 21 previous studies of the various measurement methods for improving physical fitness and providing determined cutoff values from our reserved elderly human database by based on the above 21 screened precious previous studies. We thus aimed to provide scientific evidence-based information regarding physical fitness standards for developing useful prognostics, promoting and maintaining health programs for sarcopenic elderly. 21 previous studies emphasizing criterion referenced standards and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses for improving physical fitness were screened. For predicting the prevalence of sarcopenia, the t-test, logistic regression, linear regression, ROC curve analyses and voluntary categorizations such as twentieth or sixtieth percentile classification were used. Based on these scientific evidences, we determined cutoff values from our reserved DB, and realized that 75 years for men and 70 years for women is the transitional period during which there are large declines in muscle and fat mass (p<0.01), which reflects physical function tests (p<0.01) in both genders. Using the six factors with ideal cutoff thresholds, an individual exercise program can be designed for alleviating symptoms of frailty caused by sarcopenia for the elderly.

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The Effects of Low Intensity Exercise Program with Telephone coaching on Physical Fitness and Physiological Index in the Elderly Women in Home Visiting Health Program

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education ◽

10.5977/jkasne.2016.22.3.345 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 345-354

Author(s):

Ji Hyun Lee ◽

Sang-Hee Kim

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Home Visiting ◽

Health Program ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Exercise Program ◽

The Elderly ◽

Physiological Index ◽

Low Intensity ◽

Low Intensity Exercise ◽

Telephone Coaching

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Comparison of the Daily Fitness Test in Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Residents Elderly Women

Exercise Science ◽

10.15857/ksep.2020.29.4.409 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 409-415

Author(s):

Min-Hwa Suk ◽

Hee-Seung Jang ◽

Jin-Wook Lee

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Exercise Program ◽

The Elderly ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Step Test ◽

Fitness Test

PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to compare the daily fitness tests of nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly women after 16 weeks program.METHODS:Thirty elderly women living in a nursing home (n=14) or community (n=16) participated in the study. The program was assigned 1 hour twice a week for 16 weeks to improve the physical activity for the elderly women. The daily fitness test assessed the physical fitness levels for elderly. The tests performed the 2-min step test, chair stand test, arm curl test, chair sit and reach test, backscratch test, 244-cm up and go test.RESULTS:A result of the study show that the daily physical fitness of the elderly women living in the community is higher than those living in nursing homes. After the program which induced physical activity, 2-min step test (<i>p</i><.05) and 244-cm up and go test (<i>p</i><.05) were much improved in the elderly living in nursing homes.CONCLUSIONS:Although the daily fitness of nursing home residents was lower than community-dwelling residents, there was a significant improvement after exercise program.

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Evidence-Based Optimal Cutoff Values with the Validation of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Sarcopenic Elderly Fitness Improvement

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2020/1638082 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Hyunseok Jee ◽

Soo Hyun Park ◽

Saejong Park

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Roc Curve ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Exercise Program ◽

The Elderly ◽

Transitional Period ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Optimal Cutoff ◽

Cutoff Values ◽

Criterion Referenced

This study provides a newly updated perspective of information on severely screened 21 previous studies of the various measurement methods for improving physical fitness and providing determined cutoff values from our reserved elderly human database. We aimed to provide scientific evidence-based information regarding physical fitness standards for developing useful prognostics, promoting and maintaining health programs for sarcopenic elderly. 21 previous studies emphasizing criterion referenced standards and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses for improving physical fitness were screened. For predicting the prevalence of sarcopenia, the t-test, logistic regression, linear regression, ROC curve analyses, and voluntary categorizations such as the twentieth or sixtieth percentile classification were used. Based on these scientific evidences, we determined cutoff values from our reserved DB and realized that 75 years for men and 70 years for women are the transitional period during which there are large declines in muscle and fat mass (p<0.01), which reflects physical function tests (p<0.01) in both genders. Using the six factors with ideal cutoff thresholds, an individual exercise program can be designed for alleviating symptoms of frailty caused by sarcopenia for the elderly.

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Effects of Dance Sports and Yoga Program on Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Blood Lipids and Liver Function Indicator in the Elderly

Exercise Science ◽

10.15857/ksep.2020.29.1.51 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 51-59

Author(s):

Dong-Hoon Yoo

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Liver Function ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Blood Lipids ◽

Exercise Program ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Warm Up ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Yoga Group

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of dance sports and yoga program on body composition, physical fitness, blood lipids and liver function indicator in the elderly.METHODS: The subjects in this experiment were divided into the dance sports group (n=12, 6 male with age 70.83±5.23, 6 female with age 68.00±3.03) and the yoga group (n=12, 6 male with age 68.33±1.63, 6 female with age 67.33±2.50). The both exercise program were conducted once 60 minutes (warm-up: 10 minutes, main exercise: 40 minutes, cool-down: 10 minutes), twice a week for 15 weeks.RESULTS: The body composition, physical fitness, blood lipids and liver function indicator were found to have positive effects on all items in both groups without the significant interactions.CONCLUSIONS: We found that the 15-week dance sports and yoga program positively affects the improvement of flexibility, blood lipids and alanine aminotransferase. Therefore, long-term regular use of both dance sports and yoga programs is considered to be beneficial for the improvement and maintenance of physical and physiology variables related to the elderly’s health.

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