Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Study Design
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Male (n = 15) | Female (n = 34) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 75.1 ± 4.8 | 72.4 ± 4.9 | |
Weight (kg) | 62.9 ± 8.77 * | 50.5 ± 6.5 * | |
Height (cm) | 166.3 ± 6.49 * | 152.0 ± 4.9 * | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.7 ± 2.21 | 21.9 ± 2.8 | |
SF-36 (climbing several flight of stairs) | Yes, limited a lot | 1 | 1 |
(n, number of people) | Yes, limited a little | 3 | 7 |
No not limited at all | 11 | 26 |
Variable | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.7 ± 2.2 | 21.9 ± 2.2 | 21.9 ± 2.8 | 22.1 ± 3.3 |
SF-36 (climbing several flights of stairs | ||||
Yes, limited a lot (n) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Yes, limited a little (n) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
No, not limited at all (n) | 11 | 11 | 26 | 28 |
Daily steps | - | - | - | - |
Walking | 8120 ± 3769 | 8339 ± 3207 * | 6493 ± 3705 | 7210 ± 2441 * |
Stair climbing | 141 ± 113 | 188 ± 194 * | 120 ± 86 | 156 ± 77 * |
Muscle Strength | - | - | - | - |
Adductor (kg/kg) | 0.39 ± 0.11 | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.09 | 0.32 ± 0.10 |
Abductor (kg/kg) | 0.50 ± 0.13 | 0.50 ± 0.10 | 0.38 ± 0.09 | 0.40 ± 0.09 |
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Hongu, N.; Shimada, M.; Miyake, R.; Nakajima, Y.; Nakajima, I.; Yoshitake, Y. Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program. Sports 2019, 7, 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010023
Hongu N, Shimada M, Miyake R, Nakajima Y, Nakajima I, Yoshitake Y. Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program. Sports. 2019; 7(1):23. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010023
Chicago/Turabian StyleHongu, Nobuko, Mieko Shimada, Rieko Miyake, Yusuke Nakajima, Ichirou Nakajima, and Yutaka Yoshitake. 2019. "Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program" Sports 7, no. 1: 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010023
APA StyleHongu, N., Shimada, M., Miyake, R., Nakajima, Y., Nakajima, I., & Yoshitake, Y. (2019). Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program. Sports, 7(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010023