복합운동이 비만 노인여성의 일상생활체력, 혈중지질 및 동맥경직도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study conducted a combined exercise program with obese elderly women for 12 weeks to examine its effects on daily living fitness, blood lipids, and arterial stiffness. The subjects were obese elderly women of 65~75 years residing in the Jeonnam area. An exercise program was performed 60 minutes per day, three times per week for 12 weeks. The target heart rate was 60-65%. The conclusions were as follows. First, for changes in daily living fitness before and after the combined exercise, the exercise group showed a significant difference in muscle strength(p<.001), muscle endurance(p<.001), flexibility(p<.01), agility(p<.001), and balance(p<.001). Second, for changes in blood lipids before and after the combined exercise, the exercise group showed a significant difference in total cholesterol(p<.01), triglyceride(TG)(p<.001), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HLD-C)(p<.001), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)(p<.001). Third, for changes in arterial stiffness before and after the combined exercise, the exercise group showed a significant difference in PWV(p<.001) and ABI(p<.01). Decreased physical activity associated with increased age has negative effects on body composition, daily living fitness, blood lipids, and arterial stiffness. In this sense, this study conducted a combined exercise program with obese elderly women of 65 and over and found its positive effects on all variables in the exercise group. It is true for the elderly to have difficulties in doing continuous exercise because of various exercise programs or differences in facilities and financial power compared with the young. Therefore, if combined exercise programs designed to do everywhere and stimulate the whole body without the burden of facilities, place, or finance are continuously conducted with them, it will help them live daily life more independently and actively and enjoy healthy life. In this regard, further researches should be done more systematically and scientifically on combined exercise programs which showed positive changes in effective aspects of exercise.