An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Yoga on Physical Fitness of Older Adults

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International Journal of Sport Culture and Science
Volume:5 Issue:3
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Yoga on Physical Fitness of Older Adults

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Yoga on Physical Fitness of Older Adults

Authors : Hung Manh NGUYEN

Pages : 174-180

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Publication Date : 2017-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga on physical fitness of older adults, and was carried out with controlled trial. Seventy participants were recruited at age 45 to 70 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56.75 ± 5.3);. Subjects were divided into two groups, Yoga and Control. Participants in Yoga groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(aged 56.66±5.6); attended three sessions for practicing yoga insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(each session runs 60 minutes);. Participants in Control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(aged 56.87±5.4); maintain daily activities. Senior Fitness Test is primary outcome measure. After 12 weeks of Yoga practicing, the participants in Yoga group showed significantly better performances in comparison with those of Control group in the subtests of Senior Fitness Test with p value from .05 to .001.
Keywords : Physical fitness, yoga, motor ability

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