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Purpose: This study investigated the effects of 12 weeks of moderate intensity elastic band exercise (EBE) on functional fitness and blood pressure parameters in the elderly. Methods: 27 healthy older adults were randomly assigned to an exercise group (n = 15, age: 75.1 ± 1.4 y) and a control group (n = 12, age: 72.3 ± 1.4 y). Participants performed EBE for 60 min, three times a week, over the course of three months. The EBE consisted of incremental resistance and aerobic exercises designed to improve whole body fitness. Functional fitness and resting cardiovascular parameters were assessed before and after the exercise training program. Results: Grip strength, sit and reach, and one-leg stance improved significantly in the exercise group, while no significant improvements were found in chair stand and timed up and go (p < 0.05). Cardiovascular parameters including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and pulse pressure significantly decreased in the exercise group relative to the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Findings of the present study suggest that safe, inexpensive, and easily accessible EBE program with circuit training components play a significant role in improving upper and lower body fitness, as well as cardiovascular fitness, in the elderly.
Hyun-Min Choi; Chansol Hurr; Sukwon Kim. Effects of Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Fitness and Blood Pressure Response in the Healthy Elderly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 7144 .
AMA StyleHyun-Min Choi, Chansol Hurr, Sukwon Kim. Effects of Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Fitness and Blood Pressure Response in the Healthy Elderly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (19):7144.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHyun-Min Choi; Chansol Hurr; Sukwon Kim. 2020. "Effects of Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Fitness and Blood Pressure Response in the Healthy Elderly." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19: 7144.
Hyun-Min Choi; Tai-Hyung Kim. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate-Intensity Circuit Band Resistance Exercise Program Improve Aerobic Exercise Ability in Older Adults. 2019, 48, 971 -973.
AMA StyleHyun-Min Choi, Tai-Hyung Kim. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate-Intensity Circuit Band Resistance Exercise Program Improve Aerobic Exercise Ability in Older Adults. . 2019; 48 (5):971-973.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHyun-Min Choi; Tai-Hyung Kim. 2019. "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate-Intensity Circuit Band Resistance Exercise Program Improve Aerobic Exercise Ability in Older Adults." 48, no. 5: 971-973.
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reproducibility of impedance body fat measurement devices measuring the body composition of Korean male and female adults using three bioelectrical impedance analyzers. We compared two methods for evaluating body composition: dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Subjects were 200 healthy adult Korean males and females whose mean±standard deviation (range) age, standing height, body weight, and body mass index (BMI) were 44.1±14.5 years, 172.8±7.4 cm, 76.0±12.8 kg, and 25.4±3.3 kg/m2, and 44.5±14.7 years, 158.7±5.8 cm, 58.3±8.3 kg, and 23.2±3.0 kg/m2, respectively. As a result, first of all, the reproducibility of the bioelectrical impedance analyzer had very high coefficients at r=0.998, r=0.997 between men and women, respectively. The correlation coefficients among three comparisons for lean body mass (LBM) were provided the following coefficients: r=0.951 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC720, r=0.950 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC360, and r=0.946 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC380 in men. In the results for women, they also had the very high following coefficients: r=0.956 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC720, r=0.946 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC360, and r=0.957 for DEXA vs. ACCUNIQ BC380 in LBM. In conclusion, this research showed a higher correlation in terms of accuracy compared to existing BIA-based body composition measurement techniques, and the accuracy of LBM was improved with high correlation coefficients through the algorithm that was improved using the multifrequency BIA method in the ACCUNIQ BC products.
Seung-Won Yang; Tai-Hyung Kim; Hyun-Min Choi. The reproducibility and validity verification for body composition measuring devices using bioelectrical impedance analysis in Korean adults. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 2018, 14, 621 -627.
AMA StyleSeung-Won Yang, Tai-Hyung Kim, Hyun-Min Choi. The reproducibility and validity verification for body composition measuring devices using bioelectrical impedance analysis in Korean adults. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation. 2018; 14 (4):621-627.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeung-Won Yang; Tai-Hyung Kim; Hyun-Min Choi. 2018. "The reproducibility and validity verification for body composition measuring devices using bioelectrical impedance analysis in Korean adults." Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 14, no. 4: 621-627.