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ects of regular exercise on elderly people
Tatjana Novak, Zdenka Katkič
Društvo Šola zdravja, Slamnikarska cesta 18, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia
Abstract
In 2006/07 exercising for women, aged over 65, started in Kamnik and
lasted five years. At the beginning, 32 women of the exercising group
were included into active exercising and 32 women of the control group
were not included into active exercising. The exercising took place
intensively twice a week for 60 minutes from October 2006 to June
2007 and once a week for 60 minutes from October 2007 to June 2011.
We performed the measurements of basic physical parameters and the
tests of functional physical fitness by checking flexibility, strength and
balance. The first measurements for the members of the exercising group
were carried out in October 2006, the second after half a year in July
2007 and the third in July 2011, when 20 women of the same exercising
group still actively participated after four years. The measurements for
the members of the control group were carried out in October 2006
and July 2011, when 17 women of the same control group attended the
measurement again. The purpose of the research was to highlight the
importance of regular physical activity for the women over 65 years old,
to improve their motor skills related to power, flexibility and balance
and also endurance, speed and coordination. Statistical analyses were
done by using SPSS 16.0 program (SPSS Inc., IBM Corporation, Chicago
Illinois, USA, 2008) and were checked at the level of 5-percent risk (p
= 0,05). The test results of functional physical fitness of older people
showed the considerable improvement in all tests after half a year of
adapted exercising; additionally, we noticed progress in most tests, also
during the second measurement after the finished exercising in 2007
and 2011. Moreover, the exercising group compared to the control group
also achieved substantially better results of motor abilities. Exercising
can have a significant impact on the improvement of motor skills of the
elderly, which may result in the independent performance of all basic
hygiene tasks, dressing, household and domestic work, shopping and
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-18-4.75-84
Tatjana Novak, Zdenka Katkič
Društvo Šola zdravja, Slamnikarska cesta 18, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia
Abstract
In 2006/07 exercising for women, aged over 65, started in Kamnik and
lasted five years. At the beginning, 32 women of the exercising group
were included into active exercising and 32 women of the control group
were not included into active exercising. The exercising took place
intensively twice a week for 60 minutes from October 2006 to June
2007 and once a week for 60 minutes from October 2007 to June 2011.
We performed the measurements of basic physical parameters and the
tests of functional physical fitness by checking flexibility, strength and
balance. The first measurements for the members of the exercising group
were carried out in October 2006, the second after half a year in July
2007 and the third in July 2011, when 20 women of the same exercising
group still actively participated after four years. The measurements for
the members of the control group were carried out in October 2006
and July 2011, when 17 women of the same control group attended the
measurement again. The purpose of the research was to highlight the
importance of regular physical activity for the women over 65 years old,
to improve their motor skills related to power, flexibility and balance
and also endurance, speed and coordination. Statistical analyses were
done by using SPSS 16.0 program (SPSS Inc., IBM Corporation, Chicago
Illinois, USA, 2008) and were checked at the level of 5-percent risk (p
= 0,05). The test results of functional physical fitness of older people
showed the considerable improvement in all tests after half a year of
adapted exercising; additionally, we noticed progress in most tests, also
during the second measurement after the finished exercising in 2007
and 2011. Moreover, the exercising group compared to the control group
also achieved substantially better results of motor abilities. Exercising
can have a significant impact on the improvement of motor skills of the
elderly, which may result in the independent performance of all basic
hygiene tasks, dressing, household and domestic work, shopping and
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-18-4.75-84
