Study on influence of gymnastics exercise training on balance and exercise capacity of the aged
Zhao Ting
Pi Hongying
Abstract：Objective:To probe into the influence of gymnastics exercise training on balance and exercise capacity of the aged.Methods:A total of 72 patients in long term hospitalization in our hospital from June to December in 2014 were selected.They adhered to gymnastics exercise for 12 weeks,then the Tinetti Gait score,the single leg balance time,the confidence of specific action balance,the time of Up and Go and the ADL score were com-pared before and after the training.Results:After 1 2 weeks of training,The balance score and total score of Ti-netti Gait were significantly improved,and the balance time of right leg was prolonged significantly;the confi-dence of specific action balance also increased;and the time of Up and Go test was shortened significantly,the ADL score increased,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The gymnastics training may improve elderly people’s balance and sports ability and enhance the balance confidence,which was one of the effective measures to prevent falls.
Keywords：elderlybalance exercisegymnastics trainingexercise ability
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 4384-4387 )