Effect of a 12-Week Multi-Exercise Community Program on Muscle Strength and Lipid Profile in Elderly Womenopen access
- Authors
- Lim, Hee-Sook; Kim, Tae-Hee; Kang, Hyun-Joo; Lee, Hae-Hyeog
- Issue Date
- Mar-2024
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- exercise; aged; women; physical functional performance; muscle strength; sarcopenia
- Citation
- NUTRIENTS, v.16, no.6
- Journal Title
- NUTRIENTS
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 6
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/26253
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu16060813
- ISSN
- 2072-6643
- Abstract
- This study targeted elderly women over 60 years old (109 persons), divided them into an exercise group and a control group, and implemented a 12-week physical activity program for the exercise group. Body composition, muscle, blood tests, depression, quality of life (QoL), nutritional status, and physical strength were compared and analyzed. The physical activity program was organized through a consultative body of experts, was performed for about 60 min each time in the type and order of exercise appropriate for elderly women, and consisted of a combination of exercise using a band, gymnastics, and stretching. Changes in the muscle index and muscle mass before and after the program were selected as the primary efficacy evaluations. In the exercise group, waist circumference significantly decreased, and the muscle index significantly increased compared to the control group. The number of subjects who showed sarcopenia with a muscle index of 5.4 or less in the exercise group significantly decreased from 22 (38.6%) before program implementation to 13 (22.8%). According to the results of secondary effectiveness evaluation, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein (Apo) A were significantly increased in the exercise group compared to the control group, and Apo B, triglyceride, and c-reactive protein showed a significant decrease. Regular physical activity is very important for improving the health and QoL of elderly women, and as a result of applying a customized program, effects such as increased muscle index, improvement of sarcopenia, and improvement of blood lipid status were confirmed. Therefore, it is believed that the physical activity program developed through this study can be applied as a community program for elderly women.
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