Effects of Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Fitness and Blood Pressure Response in the Healthy Elderly

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of 12 weeks of moderate intensity elastic band exercise (EBE) on functional fitness and blood pressure parameters in the elderly. Methods: 27 healthy older adults were randomly assigned to an exercise group (n = 15, age: 75.1 ± 1.4 years) and a control group (n = 12, age: 72.3 ± 1.4 years). Participants performed EBE for 60 min, three times a week, over the course of three months. The EBE consisted of incremental resistance and aerobic exercises designed to improve whole body fitness. Functional fitness and resting cardiovascular parameters were assessed before and after the exercise training program. Results: Grip strength, sit and reach, and one-leg stance improved significantly in the exercise group, while no significant improvements were found in chair stand and timed up and go (p < 0.05). Cardiovascular parameters including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and pulse pressure significantly decreased in the exercise group relative to the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Findings of the present study suggest that safe, inexpensive, and easily accessible EBE program with circuit training components play a significant role in improving upper and lower body fitness, as well as cardiovascular fitness, in the elderly.

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“…Menurut Shahrbanian (2020) bahwa olahraga latihan fisik kombinasi (latihan aerobic dan kekuatan) berpengaruh terhadap kebugaran fungsional (kekuatan, daya tahan otot, fleksibelitas, kecepatan/ kelincahan, dan kebugaran aerobic) lansia (Choi, 2020). Latihan kekuatan dan aerobik untuk populasi lansia paling efektif untuk meningkatkan fungsi neuromuskuler dan kardiorespirasi dan, akibatnya, mempertahankan kapasitas fungsional selama penuaan (Neto, 2018).…”

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“…Another study was conducted in older adults in a community with no specific diagnosis, including healthy older adults and noncommunicable disease subjects ( Pourtaghi et al, 2017 ). One study investigated the effects of band exercise in healthy old people, excluding those with medical problems ( Choi et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Most of the included studies used TheraBands as the modality for resistance exercise ( Liao et al, 2018 ; Nyberg et al, 2016 ; Pourtaghi et al, 2017 ). Two studies used elastic tubing as an exercise instrument, including Hyperform ( Choi et al, 2020 ) and Lemgruber ( Ricci-Vitor et al, 2018 ).…”

“…The movements included seated chest press, seated row, seated shoulder press, knee extension, knee flexion, hip flexion, and hip extension. Similarly, the band exercises in the 36 sessions provided by Choi et al (2020) consisted of front band raises, side lateral band raises, left and right shoulder waves, band hammer curls, band curls, triceps band extensions, triceps band kickbacks, band standing rows, band shoulder rotations, band squats, band deadlifts, standing band triceps extensions, standing band chest presser, upper bands, seated band rows, band leg raises, holding leg props, pelvis relaxations, and band crunches. However, in their study, the band exercises were performed for only 30 min for each session plus 15 min of warm-up and 15 min of cool-down.…”

“…Two studies using a band exercise intervention in older adults with COPD defined the outcome as measures of cardiopulmonary function such as heart rate variability ( Ricci-Vitor et al, 2018 ) and pulmonary function ( Nyberg et al, 2016 ). Muscle strength was measured as a secondary outcome in the included articles ( Choi et al, 2020 ; Liao et al, 2018 ; Pourtaghi et al, 2017 ; Ricci-Vitor et al, 2018 ). The results showed the effectiveness of band exercises in improving muscle strength.…”