EFFECTS OF STICK EXERCISES AND STRETCHING ON HEALTH–RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS OF THE ELDERLY PAK CHOM SUBDISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, PAK CHOM DISTRICT, LOEI PROVINCE
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To study the effect of stick exercises and stretching exercises on the physical performance of the elderly. Pak Chom Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Pak Chom District, Loei Province. The sample was the elderly in the Pak Chom Subdistrict Administrative Organization area. Use a method to select a specific sample group. who are between 60-75 years old are in good health 40 subjects, free from disease-fighting obstacles to exercise, using a stick exercise pattern and stretching exercises by continuous exercise 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The statistics used in this research were percentage, average, standard deviation (S.D.) and also compared the physical fitness of the elderly before and after joining the program by paired sample t-test with the statistical significance level at 0.05.
The research results revealed that the body composition, muscle strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance in physical fitness of the elderly before and after joining the program were at a statistically significance level of 0.05. The exercise model with stick exercises and stretching exercises affected the physical fitness of the elderly.
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