School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:855-9. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S41076. Epub 2013 Jul 24.
Exercise has been shown to be effective in cardiovascular endurance in the elderly. We studied the effect of Thai dancing on physical performance of Thai elderly.
This was an open-labeled, randomized intervention study. The Thai dancing group exercised for 40 minutes three times a week for 6 weeks. Physical performance ability was the primary outcome, including a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), five-times sit-to-stand (FTSST), and a sit-and-reach test measured before and after 6 weeks of intervention.
There were 42 subjects enrolled in the study, and 38 female subjects completed (20 in Thai dance group, 18 controls), with an average age of 65.8 ± 5.1 years. The Thai dance group had significantly better physical performance in all measurements at the end of the study. The 6MWT was longer (416.7 ± 58.7 versus 345.7 ± 55.1 m; P = 0.011), FTSST was quicker (10.2 ± 1.5 versus 14.4 ± 3.3 seconds; P < 0.001), and flexibility was higher (14.9 ± 3.5 versus 11.1 ± 5.7 cm; P = 0.002) in the Thai dance group than the control group.
Thai dance can improve physical performance in recently aged (elderly) female adults.
运动已被证明对老年人的心血管耐力有效。我们研究了泰式舞蹈对泰国老年人身体表现的影响。
这是一项开放性、随机干预研究。泰式舞蹈组每周锻炼 3 次，每次 40 分钟，共 6 周。身体表现能力是主要结局，包括 6 分钟步行测试（6MWT）、5 次坐站测试（FTSST）和坐立前伸测试，在干预前和干预后 6 周进行测量。
共有 42 名受试者参加了这项研究，其中 38 名女性完成了研究（20 名在泰式舞蹈组，18 名在对照组），平均年龄为 65.8 ± 5.1 岁。在研究结束时，泰式舞蹈组在所有测量中都有更好的身体表现。6MWT 更长（416.7 ± 58.7 与 345.7 ± 55.1 m；P = 0.011），FTSST 更快（10.2 ± 1.5 与 14.4 ± 3.3 秒；P < 0.001），柔韧性更高（14.9 ± 3.5 与 11.1 ± 5.7 cm；P = 0.002）。
泰式舞蹈可以提高近期（老年）成年女性的身体表现。
