The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variation in the basal physical fitness and cardio-pulmonary function after 12week-exercise program, and to develop home-based exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation. Twenty patients with chronic l...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variation in the basal physical fitness and cardio-pulmonary function after 12week-exercise program, and to develop home-based exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation. Twenty patients with chronic lung disease were randomly assigned to 2 groups; one was exercise group(n=10), and the other was control group(n=10). Anthropometrics, basal physical fitness, pulmonary function at resting and during exercise were measured before and after 12week-exercise program repeatedly. Exercise program was consisted of warming-up, aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, warming-down, and practiced 5 times a week, 65-75 min/time with the intensity under RHR + 40bpm for 12weeks. After their participating in 12week-exercise program, significant increase were shown in back strength(p<.05), sit & reach(p<.05), walking distance for 6min(p<.01), one second rate(p<.05). The tendency to increase was shown in body weight, BM, grip strength, peak power, VO_2 max, oxygen pulse, HR max, maximum ventilating volume. In conclusion, 12week-exercise program in this study was seemed to have positive effects on chronic pulmonary patients` health, and to have the possibility as home-based exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation.