https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/483146
標題: | Changes of aerobic capacity, fat ratio and flexibility in older TCC practitioners: A five-year follow-up | 作者: | Lan C. SSU-YUAN CHEN Lai J.-S. |
公開日期: | 2008 | 卷: | 36 | 期: | 6 | 起(迄)頁: | 1041-1050 | 來源出版物: | American Journal of Chinese Medicine | 摘要: | The objective of this study was to evaluate the 5-year changes of aerobic capacity, fat ratio and flexibility in older Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) practitioners and sedentary controls. Sixty-nine community-dwelling elderly individuals (mean age: 68.6 ± 6.3 years) completed this study. The TCC group (18 M; 17 F) had been practicing TCC regularly for 6.3 ± 3.7 years at baseline and continued training in the study interval. The control group (16 M; 18 F) did not participate in any regular exercise program. A graded bicycle exercise testing was conducted at the baseline and at 5-year to evaluate the age-related decline in aerobic capacity. Triceps and subscapular skinfolds, and thoracolumbar flexibility were also measured. At baseline, the TCC group displayed higher peak oxygen uptake (V?O2peak) and thoraolumbar flexibility, and lower fat ratio than the control group. At the 5-year follow-up, the TCC group displayed a smaller decrease in V?O2peak than the sedentary group. The annual decrease of V?O2peak in TCC men and women was 0.32 and 0.22 ml · kg-1 · min-1, respectively. In the control group, the annual decrease of VO2peak was 0.50 and 0.36 ml · kg-1 · min-1 in men and women, respectively. The TCC group also showed a smaller increase of body fat ratio, and a less decrease of flexibility than the control group. In conclusion, long-term practice of TCC attenuates the age-related decline of aerobic capacity, and it also reduces the increase of body fat ratio in older individuals. TCC may be prescribed as a conditioning exercise for the elderly to maintain their health fitness. ? 2008 World Scientific Publishing Company. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-57349108599&doi=10.1142%2fS0192415X08006442&partnerID=40&md5=a3d595b64dff0479aa6afa0a98b5f237 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/483146 |
ISSN: | 0192-415X | DOI: | 10.1142/S0192415X08006442 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; aerobic capacity; aged; aging; article; body fat distribution; controlled study; cycling; female; fitness; follow up; geriatric care; health program; human; human experiment; lifestyle; male; oxygen consumption; physical capacity; range of motion; skinfold; Tai Chi; Aged; Aging; Body Fat Distribution; Exercise Test; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Middle Aged; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Fitness; Tai Ji |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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