Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of taekwondo in elderly women with diabetes on walking ability and psychological factors.
Methods: Participants who agreed to the purpose of this study and the contents of the experiment...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of taekwondo in elderly women with diabetes on walking ability and psychological factors.
Methods: Participants who agreed to the purpose of this study and the contents of the experiment were gathered at senior center of Ulsan. The criteria for diabetes was glucose level over 100, 3.25m TUG, Walking speed, and POMs were measured.
Results: The taekwondo program was found to have a positive effect on the improvement of TUG and walking speed, and also significantly improved psychological factors through muscle stimulation in elderly women with diabetes.
Conclusion: The taekwondo program could be considered as an effective method to prevent and improve walking ability and psychological factors, in older women sarcopenia due to the changes on physiological factors with aging and decreased muscle stimulation.