Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze health-related physical fitness, metabolic syndrome factors through an examination of health-related physical fitness items and blood test. The rehabilitation programs were consisted of a chair exercise program(40~50minutes) included warm ups, posture exercise, upper and lower flexibility exercising, muscular endurance exercising and aerobic fitness includes waking, jogging and stepping with chair, and cool dow, and cancer recovery nutrition and health care class(30 minutes) two times a week during 15 weeks. The program was conducted by 20 persons (9 in an stomach cancer group and 11 in a breast cancer group), who have completed both chemotherapy and(or) radiation therapy after surgery. The result of the analysis was as follows. In the comparison of health-related physical fitness, SCG and BCG showed significant improvement in fitness test items of sit-and-reach within and between two groups. In BCG, fat mass had significant decrease before and after chair exercise. In the comparison of metabolic syndrome factors, SCG and BCG showed significant decrease within two group in TC, but there were no significance between two groups. SCG showed significant increase in HDL-C, and BCG had significant decrease in TG, but there were no significance between two groups.

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