Karatrantou Konstantina, Papavasiliou Theodoros, Batatolis Christos, Vasilopoulou Theodora, Ioakimidis Panagiotis, Gerodimos Vassilis
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2023 Jun 15;8(2):81. doi: 10.3390/jfmk8020081.
Lately, chairs have been widely used as a cheap, easily accessible, safe, and effective training means in different settings (e.g., in gyms, the house, workplaces, and in rehabilitation). This study investigated the effectiveness of a 10-week chair-based music-kinetic integrated combined exercise program on health, functional capacity, and physical fitness indicators of middle-aged pre-menopausal women. A total of 40 healthy women (40-53 years) were assigned to two groups: exercise (EG) and control (CG). The EG followed a 10-week (3 times/weekly; 30 training sessions) chair-based exercise program including aerobic dance, flexibility, coordination, and strength exercises with body weight or auxiliary means. Selected indicators of health, functional capacity, and physical fitness were evaluated before and after the 10 weeks. Following the program, the EG significantly reduced their body fat (-2.5%), blood pressure (by -4.5 to -5.5%), the time during the timed up-and-go (TUG) test (by -10.27%), heart rate (by -6.35 to -13.78%), and the rate of perceived exertion (by -24.45 to -25.88%), while increasing respiratory function (3.5-4%), flexibility (12.17%), balance (50.38-51.07%), maximal handgrip strength (10-12.17%), and endurance strength (43.87-55.91%). The chair-based combined music-kinetic exercise program was effective and could be safely used in different settings to improve health, functional capacity, and physical fitness in middle-aged women.
最近,椅子已被广泛用作一种廉价、易于使用、安全且有效的训练工具,适用于不同场景(如健身房、家中、工作场所和康复机构)。本研究调查了一项为期10周的基于椅子的音乐 - 运动综合联合锻炼计划对中年绝经前女性的健康、功能能力和身体素质指标的有效性。共有40名健康女性(40 - 53岁)被分为两组:运动组(EG)和对照组(CG)。运动组遵循一项为期10周(每周3次;共30次训练课程)的基于椅子的锻炼计划,包括有氧舞蹈、柔韧性、协调性以及使用体重或辅助工具进行的力量训练。在10周前后对健康、功能能力和身体素质的选定指标进行了评估。经过该计划后,运动组的体脂显著降低(-2.5%),血压降低(-4.5%至-5.5%),定时起立行走测试(TUG)时间减少(-10.27%),心率降低(-6.35%至-13.78%),自觉用力程度降低(-24.45%至-25.88%),同时呼吸功能提高(3.5% - 4%),柔韧性提高(12.17%),平衡能力提高(50.38% - 51.07%),最大握力提高(10% - 12.17%),耐力提高(43.87% - 55.91%)。基于椅子的音乐 - 运动联合锻炼计划是有效的,并且可以在不同场景中安全使用,以改善中年女性的健康、功能能力和身体素质。