The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of regular walking program on the health-related physical fitness and blood constituent in the elderly. The subjects were 65 years old and divided to walking group 7 and control group 5. The waking ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of regular walking program on the health-related physical fitness and blood constituent in the elderly. The subjects were 65 years old and divided to walking group 7 and control group 5. The waking group performed program for 3 days a week during 10 weeks by the 65∼80%HRmax(RPE 11∼13) exercise intensity. The result of this study is as follows ; 1. Health related Physical Fitness 1) The subject`s record of walking was significantly(p$lt;.001) improved more than that of pre test. 2) The %fat was significantly(p$lt;.05) decreased. Otherwise, the sit and reach test, stand-up and sit down test were significantly(p$lt;.001) improved. 3) The results of LBM and the grip strength were improved more than that of pre test but there were nonsignificant. 2. Blood constituent 1) The result of GOT, GPT was significantly(p$lt;.05, p$lt;.001) improved more than that of the before test. 2) The result of T-C, HDL-C, Hb and γ-GTP were improved but there were nonsignificant. In conclusion, the result of this study is supported the applicability, and trainability for walking exercise program to the elderly. As shown the above, The regular walking exercise program is able to help in the antiaging and elderly`s physical fitness.