Evaluation of the intensities of exercise for elderly people to prevent worsening of disability

Yoshida Mio, Yamada Takumi, Takeda Madoka

doi:10.24531/jhsaiih.10.2_73

Objectives : To evaluate the intensities of an exercise for healthy elderly (HE) and an another for frail elderly (FE) using an elastic band performed in the sitting position, which have already been shown to be effective in helping elderly persons avoid requiring care and in preventing worsening of disabilities, and to profile, by age and general health, the people in a community-dwelling who had performed these exercises for three months. Method : To evaluate the intensity of each exercise, average and peak metabolic equivalent (METs) in 9 healthy women aged 62 to 80 as they performed each exercise twice. Metabolic equivalent was measured using a portable metabolic measurement system (Cosmed K4b2) . The ages of all 1307 healthy elderly participants were recorded, while the ages, degree of care required, and the general health of all 127 frail elderly participants were recorded. Results : The average peak METs was 3.4 and 4.3 for the exercise for the healthy and 2.0 and 3.1 for the exercise for the frail. Of those who performed the exercise for the healthy, 48.7% were in their 70s and 10.7% were in their 80s, while of those who performed the exercise for the frail, 17.3% were in their 70s and 65.4% were in their 80s. Of the FE participants, 82.7% had disabilities, and 96.9% had significant diseases. Conclusion : Healthy elderly were able to perform an exercise of 3.4 and 4.3 METs, while frail elderly with diseases and requiring some care were able to perform an exercise of 2.0 and 3.1 METs.

Evaluation of the intensities of exercise for elderly people to prevent worsening of disability

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