DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXERCISE PROGRAM BY USING LOINCLOTH TO ENHANCE HEALTH – RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS OF THE ELDERLY IN CHAI-NAT
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The objectives of this research were to 1) develop the exercise program by using loincloth combined with Chai-nat folk songs to enhance health – related physical fitness of elderly in Chai-nat and 2) study the effects of the exercise program by using loincloth combined with Chai-nat folk songs to enhance health – related physical fitness of elderly in Chai-nat. The study was conducted in 3 phases, i.e. 1) (drafted) the model of the exercise program, 2) inspecting the quality of the exercise program , and 3) to study the effects of the exercise program. The sample consisted of 68 elderly volunteers in Ban Yai community, Pho Ngam sub-district, Chainat province, aged 60-70 years. Simple random sampling using a lottery method was used to divide the sample into 34 persons in the experimental group and 34 persons in the control group. The experiment was performed for 8 weeks, 3 days a week. The research instruments consist of 1) the exercise program and 2) health – related physical fitness test for the elderly. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviations and t – test. The statistical significance level was set at 0.05.
The findings from the study revealed as follow:
1) The exercise program consists of 1.1) frequency of the exercise is 3 times per week, 1.2) intensity of the exercise is 60 – 70% of the maximum heart rate, 1.3) the duration of exercise is 30 - 45 minutes per times, 1.4) type of the exercise is an aerobic exercise. 1.5) step of the exercise , i.e. (1) warm-up step consisted of the 7 movements, (2) workout step consisted of the 8movements, (3) cool-down step consisted of the 7 movements.
2) The result of the exercise program founded: 2.1) after the experiment, the experimental group had better health-related physical fitness in terms of muscular strength and endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, and flexibility better than before the experiment with the statistical significance level of 0.05, 2.2) after the experiment, the experimental group had better health-related physical fitness in terms of muscular strength and endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, and flexibility than the control group with the statistical significance level at 0.05.
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