The effect of low impact aerobic exercise on increasing physical fitness for the elderly

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of low-impact aerobic exercise on increasing physical fitness for the elderly. This one group of pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research recruited elderly subjects from Sumber Waras Elderly Association in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Twenty-four elderly subjects aged 60-70 years old participated in the 16 sessions of aerobic exercise intervention. All subjects completed pre-and post-intervention physical fitness tests comprising the aerobic/cardiovascular (CV) endurance (2 minutes step test), upper body strength (arm curl test), lower body strength (chair stand test), upper body flexibility (back scratch test), core and lower body flexibility (sit and reach test) and balance (8 foot up and go test). Changes in physical fitness (post- versus pre-intervention) of the subjects were analyzed using paired T-test. The normality and homogeneity tests were performed using the Kolmogorov Smirnov and Levene’s tests, respectively. Statistical significance was set to p 0.05. This study showed that all physical fitness components, including aerobic endurance, upper and lower body strength, upper and lower body flexibility, and balance, were increased significantly in the subjects (p 0.05). The results suggest that low-impact aerobic exercise positively affects physical fitness improvement in the elderly.

Development of physical fitness test for mild intellectual disabilities aged 13-15 years

“…The preparation of assessment classifications and assessment norms is based on physical fitness measurement data for mild intellectual disabilities aged 13-15 years. The classification of physical fitness assessments and norms of various test items carried out is in line with research by Rismayanthi et al (2022) which shows that all components of physical fitness, including aerobic endurance, upper and lower body strength, upper and lower body flexibility, and balance, increased significantly in subjects (p < 0.05). Based on the results said that the significant effect of aerobic training with skipping on cardiorespiratory endurance.…”

Pengaruh Senam Triloka Terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Lansia Di Griya Lansia Husnul Khatimah

“…Senam Triloka merupakan salah satu jenis senam lansia dengan tipe aerobic low impact yang dapat dilakukan oleh para lansia dengan tujuan memperbaiki sistem pernafasan, meningkatkan keseimbangan, dan meningkatkan kekuatan otot. Senam aerobic low impact dilakukan selama 3-4 kali setiap minggu dengan durasi 30-40 menit menunjukkan adanya pengaruh dalam meningkatkan kebugaran jasmani pada lansia dan menurunkan kecemasan (Rismayanthi et al, 2022). Penurunan kecemasan dapat terjadi melalui mekanisme berolahraga, kelenjar pituitari akan menghasilkan hormon beta-endorfin yang berperan sebagai opioid endogen yang reseptornya didapatkan dalam hipotalamus dan sistem limbik.…”

“…Apabila latihan berupa senam Triloka tidak dilakukan secara terus menerus maka peningkatan fungsional berupa peningkatan kekuatan otot dan kapasitas kardirespirasi yang telah dicapai sebelumnya akan hilang dalam waktu 2-8 bulan (Rivera-Brown & Frontera, 2012;Steele et al, 2012). Penelitian ini mengemukakan latihan aerobic low impact yang berlangsung selama 30-40 menit dengan tiga kali seminggu meningkatkan kondisi fisik sehingga mengurangi tingkat kecemasan pada lansia konsisten dengan penelitian (Rismayanthi et al, 2022).…”