Effects of Daily physical Activity on the Body Balance in Middle and Elder Aged Women
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.14 Vol.14】
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of daily physical activity on the ability of body balance in middle and elder aged women.
Forty four active and 18 non-active women ranging in age from 40 〜 76 yr were measured their physical fitness including static and dynamic balance. The fitness tests were contained 8 items of static balance, dynamic balance, grip strength, vertical jump, forward trunk flexibility, backward trunk flexibility, 40 m shuttle walk and endurance of abdominal muscles. The results were obtained as follows. The physically active women in daily life were showed to be superior in dynamic balance, vertical jump, forward trunk flexibility, and 40 m shuttle walk to the non-active women. It was not found significant relationship between years of duration of daily physical activity and dynamic body balance.
The dynamic body balance were correlated with the leg power and back muscular strength.
Accordingly it was concluded that the ability of body balance were affected by the level of daily physical activity in middle and elder aged women.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.14/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
Forty four active and 18 non-active women ranging in age from 40 〜 76 yr were measured their physical fitness including static and dynamic balance. The fitness tests were contained 8 items of static balance, dynamic balance, grip strength, vertical jump, forward trunk flexibility, backward trunk flexibility, 40 m shuttle walk and endurance of abdominal muscles. The results were obtained as follows. The physically active women in daily life were showed to be superior in dynamic balance, vertical jump, forward trunk flexibility, and 40 m shuttle walk to the non-active women. It was not found significant relationship between years of duration of daily physical activity and dynamic body balance.
The dynamic body balance were correlated with the leg power and back muscular strength.
Accordingly it was concluded that the ability of body balance were affected by the level of daily physical activity in middle and elder aged women.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.14/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Yoshinori Miyazaki*1, Mihoko Kurihara*2, Emiko Ohyama*2 |
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| University or institution | *1 Institute of Health and Sport scinces, Tokyo Gakugei University, *2 Fitness Instructor of Shinagawa, Tokyo |
Keywords
daily physical activity, body balance, middle, elder aged, physical fitness