Comparison of selected physical activity parameters of over 65-year-old women researched with the method of the fullerton functional leaded in the USA by Rikli and Jones
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2009, Vol 19, Issue 45
Abstract
[b]Introduction[/b]. Changes in the world demographic structure, connected with increase of people over 65 cause the interest of elderly people’s health problems. Demographic data show that the process of community’s aging is going on. In connection with this, the areas of danger for this group of population should be circled. The Fullerton Functional Fitness Test enables the key parametres’s assessment for the fitness of elderly people.[b]Aim of the work[/b]. The purpose of the study is to indicate the difference between results of own research and the results raised in the USA with the Fullerton Functional Fitness Test method.[b]Material and methods[/b]. The research group was 64 resident women from 3 Adult Day Care Centers (DDPS) in Poznań. In this group were women, who reached 64–98 years of age.The research was carried out with the Fullerton Functional Fitness Test.[b]Results[/b]. Results concerning all of the estimated parameters in population of women living in Poznań are worse than women living in the USA.Conclusion. Preventive programmes for people over 65 directed precisely to areas of physical activity danger responsible for the functioning of elderly people should be created. For the sake of different elderly people’s relation to effectiveness and purposefulness of rehabilitation it is advisable to carry on research in the age group every 5 or 10 years.
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Jaremi Grześkowiak , Dariusz Wieliński
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