수중운동이 여성노인의 신체기능 및 노화지연물질에 미치는 효과

Abstract

This study examined the effects of exercise in water on physical function and anti-aging materials of elderly women, targeting twenty (ten experiment group, ten control group) over 65-year-old- women in G city who did not have any physical activities regularly. The experimental group was asked to attend exercise in water program and control group was requested to exercise in water for 12 weeks by applying general gymnastics program for elderly people in order to know the differences between physical function (cardiopulmonary endurance, lower body muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, balance, quickness) and anti-aging materials(E2, DHEA-S, melatonin). The findings of this study showed as follows:Firsts, in both experimental group and control group, exercise in water showed significant differences on cardiopulmonary endurance, flexibility, balance, and agility. And between two groups, cardiopulmonary endurance, lower body muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, balance showed significant differences in exercise in water for 12 weeks. Second, exercise in water showed significant differences on DHEA-S, melatonin among anti aging materials and it showed no significant difference on E2 in experimental group. Between two groups, DHEA-S, melatonin showed significant differences in exercise in water. As stated above, it is identified that exercise in water is an effective exercise program which has positive effects on physical function of elderly women and on anti aging materials. It is thought that in future studies, comparative studies are needed on various exercise programs for the elderly with more study of object numbers.