PERBEDAAN DAYA TAHAN JANTUNG PARU DAN KOMPOSISI TUBUH; PERSENTASE LEMAK TUBUH ANTARA LANJUT USIA ANGGOTA SENAM TAI CHI, WAI TAN KUNG DAN SEDENTER
The benefits of Tai Chi and Wai Tan Kung exercises on cardiopulmonary endurance andbody composition have become a controversial issue. The survey analytical comparasional studywas performed to investigate the differences of cardiopulmonary endurance and body compositionamong elderly members of Tai Chi, Wai Tan Kung and elderly sedenter. The study involved 10elderly members of Tai Chi, 10 elderly members of Wai Tan Kung, and 10 elderly sedenter. TheAstrand-Rhymings step test was conducted to measure the cardiopulmonary endurance. While themeasurement of body composition (body fat percentage) was done using skinfold caliper. The datawere analyzed with unpaired t-test(p<0.05). The results of the study indicated thatcardiopulmonary endurance (VO2 max) and body composition (body fat percentage) of Tai Chielderly members were the best of both Wai Tan Kung elderly members and of elderly sedenter;while cardiopulmonary endurance and body composition of Wai Tan Kung elderly members werebetter than those of elderly sedenter.