Effect of self-compiled elastic-band gymnastics on physical fitness of the community-dwelling elderly
QIU Ling
ZHANG Wen-liang
DUN Yao-shan
DONG Lei
LIU Sui-xin
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of Self-compiled Elastic-band Cardiac Rehabilitation Gymnastics--The Second Edition on physical fitness of older adults in the community.Methods Totally 42 community-dwelling elderly people were recruited in this study,and randomly divided into two groups:the intervention group (n =22) and the control group (n=20).In the control group,health education was given,while in the intervention group,on the basis of health education 4-week (5 sessions per week) of self-compiled elastic-band gymnastics training was performed,which consisted of aerobics,strength,flexibility and acupuncture-point tapping training,was added except the same intervention as the control group.Physical fitness test was performed before and after the invention for both groups.Results After receiving a 4-week self-compiled elastic-band gymnastics training,the intervention group displayed a significant increase in the cardiorespiratory fitness:6MWT (529.64±57.00 meters vs 556.41±51.60 meters,P＜0.05),2MST (89.95±14.03 times vs 103.73± 14.51 times,P＜0.05),the muscular strength:30s-ACT (20.00±3.66 times vs 23.86±5.55 times,P＜0.01),30s-CST (16.41±3.71 times vs 21.00±4.13 times,P＜0.01),the flexibility level:Back scratch test (Left arm,-11.73±9.16 centimeters vs-6.43± 10.20 centimeters,P＜0.01;Right arm,-4.55± 1.77 centimeters vs 0.34±1.77 centimeters,P＜0.01),chair sit-and-reach test (1.86± 13.26cm vs 6.45± 14.83cm,P＜0.01) and the balance fitness:Eye-closed Single-Leg Stance test (Left leg,5.85±4.91 seconds vs 12.97±13.11 seconds,P＜0.05;Right leg,6.57±4.69 seconds vs 12.33±8.40 seconds,P＜0.05).No adverse event of cardiovascular or musculoskeletal system was occurred in all participants throughout the intervention program.Conclusions Self-compiled Elastic-band Cardiac Rehabilitation Gymnastics-The Second Edition effectively improves the cardiorespiratory fitness,muscular strength and endurance,flexibility and balance capacity of community-dwelling elders,and has high safety.
Keywords：cardiac rehabilitationexercise therapyphysical fitnessphysical fitness test
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 626-630 )