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PDF The Sportsmedical Investigations on Health of the Aged 3. Exercise Intensity of Gate Ball and Physical Fitness of Aged Gate Ball Player

【Supercategory:7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory:7.5 Vol.5

 The subjects are 13 male Gate baller aged 65~74 years. They are playing Gate ball game at least for a several times in a week. Heart rate and O₂ uptake during Gate ball game were measured, and the physical fitness tests were performed in each subjects. The range of heart rate and O₂ uptake during Gate ball game was 72~146 beats/min and 355~423 ml/min (19.6~21.9% max) respectively. There were no significant difference in body weight, height, skinfold, vertical jump, stepping, vital capacity, and VO₂max between results of the subjects and these standards value of Japanese aged men, but grip strength and VO₂max/weight was slightly higher in the subjects.

DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.5/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
Researcher Katsumi Tukagoshi*1, Yoshio Kuroda*2, Takashi Kawahara*2, Teruya Amemiya*1, Shizuo Itoh*1, Keiji Kaneko*1, Michico Matsui*1
University or institution *1 Japan Amateur Sports Association, *2 University of Tokyo

Keywords

Gate bailer, physical fitness, aged men, grip strength