Effect of Strength Exercise Program on Health-Related Factors of the Aged for Healthy Life

본 논문은 노인요양시설에서 생활하는 고령자를대상으로 12주간 실시한 근력운동 프로그램(주 3회, 회당 60분)이 노인들의 건강관련 체력 및 대사증후군요인에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 실시되었다. 총 27명의 대상자(운동군 15명, 대조군 12명)가 참여하였으며 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 12주간의 근력운동 프로그램은 노인의 건강관련체력요인을 유의하게 증가시켰으며, 특히 근력 및 평형성, 그리고 유연성의 증가가 보행능력을 크게 향상시켜 낙상을 예방하는데 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로생각된다. 그리고 노인요양시설에서 근력운동이 노인들의 혈압과 혈당을 유의하게 감소시켜 대사증후군의 위험인자를 긍정적으로 개선시킴으로써 건강수준을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of strength exercise program(60 minutes/day, 3 times/week) on health-related fitness and the factor of metabolic syndrome in the older at senior care facilities during 12 weeks. Twenty-seven volunteers were recruited for the study and divided into two groups: 15 persons(82.6yrs) undertook a continuous 12 weeks strength exercise program(EG), and 12 persons(78.9yrs) served as a control group(CG). The data process of this study calculated as mean(M) and standard Deviation(SD) of all measured value, used repeated measure ANOVA, and paired t-test. The significant level of hypothesis verification is set-up as α=.05. After 12 weeks in EG, health-related fitness increased by an average of 15.2% for right grip strength(p<.05), 26.9% for left grip strength(p<.05), 32.7% for chair stand(p<.05), 92.5% for one leg stand(p<.05), 29.6% for sit and reach(p<.05), and 34.5% for TUG(p<.05); CG showed no difference between pre and post. In the factor of metabolic syndrome, Systolic BP(3.1mmHg) and fasting blood glucose(7.4mg/dl) decreased in the EG group(p<.05). In summary, the strength exercise program leads to a genuine increase in health-related fitness and decrease in the factor of metabolic syndrome in the older adults. The well planned strength exercise seems to be an important intervention to improve function fitness in this population.