J Agric Med Community Health.
2009 Dec;34(3):359-367.
Effect of Exercise Program of a Public Health Subcenter for Middle and Old Aged Women in an Urban Area
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- 1Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Environment & Public Health Studies, Yeungnam University, Korea.
- 2Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. drkslee@ynu.ac.kr
- 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea.
- 4Department of Health, Graduate School, Yeungnam University, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
This study was to identify the changes of body fat, blood pressure, blood glucose and serum lipid of middle and old aged women after participation in exercise program which includes aerobic(dance sports) and anaerobic(dumbbell gymnastics) exercises.
METHODS
One hundred women aged from 55 to 72 were surveyed before and after an exercise program. The exercise program was provided to the subjects performed during 6 months from July, 2007 to December, 2007 at a public health subcenter in Gumi City. Questionnaire survey for general characteristics, anthropometric measurement and blood test were taken before starting the program and anthropometric measurement and blood test after completing the program.
RESULTS
Body Weight, body fat and blood pressure showed significant change after the exercise program(p<0.05). Additionally in total glucose, total cholesterol and triglyceride significant change was observed(p>0.05). Waite circumference decreased, however did not show statistically significant difference.
CONCLUSIONS
It was effective to participate in dance sports and dumbbell gymnastics exercise regularly. All of the positive changes through the study showed that there should be the program for middle and old aged women to exercise actively and also the middle and old aged women need have a active exercise habits as regular as possible. Additional studies confirming the results of this study are needed to compare the effects of the dance sports and dumbbell gymnastics exercise on the other age groups.
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