Live online exercise programs during the covid-19 pandemic – are they useful for elderly adults?

Q2 Health Professions

Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI:10.7752/jpes.2021.04209

E. Aksay

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Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the effects of live online exercise programmes, being conducted in Germany during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the performance levels of elderly adults. The live online exercise programme was conducted in 12 groups at different hours during the specified period. The study involved a total of 534 individuals, 183 (99 females and 84 males) in the experiment group and 171 (94 females and 77 males) in the control group, aged 60–89. The 60-minute live online exercise programme was conducted once every week for 20 weeks, and a Senior Fitness Test consisting six different parameters was used for measuring the muscle force, aerobic endurance, and dynamic balance skills. The pretest and posttest were used for evaluating and comparing the improvements in the physical performance. It was determined that the exercise programme positively affected the lower body strength, upper body strength, flexibility, and agility/dynamic balance skills of elderly adults. It was also observed that the performance decreased with advancing age, especially after the age of 70. Moreover, men were found to be stronger, more durable, and faster than women, while women were observed to be more flexible than men. The results provide important information regarding the physical performance assessments of elderly adults and suggest that advancing age has a negative impact on physical performance. Therefore, the integration of live online exercise programmes into their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to last a long time, may positively affect the physical performance of elderly adults. © 2021, Editura Universitatii din Pitesti. All rights reserved.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行期间的在线运动项目对老年人有用吗?

本研究旨在调查在2019冠状病毒病大流行封锁期间在德国开展的在线直播运动项目对老年人表现水平的影响。在指定的时间段内，12组在不同的时间进行了现场在线锻炼计划。该研究共涉及534人，其中183人(99名女性和84名男性)为实验组，171人(94名女性和77名男性)为对照组，年龄在60-89岁之间。每周进行一次60分钟的在线运动节目，持续20周，并使用包含六个不同参数的高级健身测试来测量肌肉力量，有氧耐力和动态平衡技能。采用前测和后测来评价和比较运动成绩的改善。结果表明，运动方案对老年人下半身力量、上半身力量、柔韧性和敏捷性/动态平衡技能有积极影响。研究还发现，随着年龄的增长，尤其是70岁以后，运动能力有所下降。此外，男性比女性更强壮、更耐久、跑得更快，而女性则比男性更灵活。研究结果为老年人身体机能评估提供了重要信息，表明年龄的增长对身体机能有负面影响。因此，在预计将持续很长一段时间的新冠肺炎大流行期间，将在线直播锻炼项目融入生活，可能会对老年人的身体表现产生积极影响。©2021,Editura Universitatii din Pitesti。版权所有。

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来源期刊

Journal of Physical Education and Sport Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

0.00%

发文量

282

审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： The main objective of JPES is to unite specialists from different fields, including sport, physical activity, kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, to provide the opportunity for multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas that are related to sport and health are invited to publish their cutting-edge research and its practical applicability. Our target group of expert specialists includes academic researchers, kinesitherapists, physical education and sports teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and any other researchers involved in the sports field. JPES aims to act as a stimulus and a dissemination instrument for the research activity of Romanian and foreign investigators. JPES primarily publishes articles in the following fields: the natural sciences of sport, social and behavioral sciences and humanities, sports management, sports medicine, sports pedagogy and sport itself. The journal also aims to facilitate and enhance communication across all sub-disciplines of the sport sciences. The journal awaits original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications that contain new insight into any aspect of the sport sciences that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.