Effects of rowing exercise on psoas major size and walking ability in elderly people

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20500635
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: HIGUCHI Mitsuru Waseda University, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (20192289)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SAKAMOTO Shizuo 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (00266032) ; SANADA Kiyoshi 立命館大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 准教授 (50421227) ; USUI Chiyoko 早稲田大学, 付置研究所, 客員研究助手 (20409709)
• Research Collaborator: KAWANO Hiroshi 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 助教 (40508256)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: ローイング / 高齢者 / MRI / 大腰筋 / 大腿伸筋群

Research Abstract

Rowing exercise is a safe and efficient exercise for health promotion in elderly people. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of rowing exercise on psoas major muscle size and walking ability in elderly people. The data lead us to conclude that the rowing exercise using by both rowing ergometer and exercise resistance tube is a valuable tool for increasing psoas major and thigh muscle size. Further studies are needed to confirm the effect of rowing exercise on walking ability.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Elderly oarsmen have larger trunk and thigh muscles and greater strength than age-matched untrained men (2010)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Usui C, Ohta M, Takai Y, Fukunaga T, Higuchi M.
  • Journal Title: Eur J Appl Physiol Vol.108, No.6 Pages: 1239-1245
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 高齢者の運動と栄養 (2010)
  • Author(s): 浅香明子、樋口満
  • Journal Title: 老年医学 Vol.48、No.7 Pages: 947-949
• [Presentation] Effects of rowing training on muscle size and lifestyle-related disease for elderly people (2010)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Kawano H, Aoyama T, Sakamoto S, Higuchi M.
  • Organizer: 4th Shanghai International Forum on Exercise and Health
  • Place of Presentation: Shanghai, China
  • Year and Date: 20101100
• [Presentation] ローイング(ボート漕ぎ)運動の健康スポーツ科学 (2010)
  • Author(s): 樋口満
  • Organizer: 第65回日本体力医学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
  • Year and Date: 20100900
• [Presentation] Effects of 6 month-rowing training on the risk factors of lifestyle-related diseases in elderly men (2010)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Kawano H, Aoyama T, Ishijima T, Sakamoto S, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: American College of Sports Medicine 58th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Year and Date: 20100600
• [Presentation] Effect of rowing training on trunk, thigh and upper arm muscles in elderly men (2010)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Hasegawa A, Aoyama T, Kawano H, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Antalya, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 20100600
• [Presentation] Blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and endothelin-1 in older rowers (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawano H, Iemitsu M, Aoyama T, Asaka M, Gando Y, Ishijima T, Ando T, Tokizawa K, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Antalya, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 20100600
• [Presentation] Effects of rowing training on abdominal muscle and fat in elderly men (2010)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: 19th International Congress of Sports Science for Students
  • Place of Presentation: Budapest, Hungary
  • Year and Date: 20100400
• [Presentation] Visceral fat is a strong predictor to assess insulin resistance regardless of cardiorespiratory fitness in middle-aged and elderly people (2009)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Usui C, Kawano H, Aoyama T, Ishijima T, Terada S, Sakamoto S, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: 14th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
  • Year and Date: 20090600
• [Presentation] Psoas major muscle in elderly female rowers (2009)
  • Author(s): Asaka M, Usui C, Ohta M, Takai Y, Fukunaga T, Higuchi M
  • Organizer: American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Year and Date: 20090500
• [Presentation] 中高年女性ローイング愛好者とウォーキング愛好者との大腰筋断面積の比較 (2008)
  • Author(s): 浅香明子、薄井澄誉子、金子香織、太田めぐみ、高井洋平、福永哲夫、樋口満
  • Organizer: 第63回日本体力医学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分
  • Year and Date: 20080900
• [Book] ローイングの健康・スポーツ科学 (2011)
  • Author(s): 樋口満(編著)
  • Total Pages: 120
  • Publisher: 市村出版(発行予定)
• [Book] メタボリックシンドロームに効果的な運動・スポーツ (2011)
  • Author(s): 坂本静男(編著)
  • Total Pages: 174
  • Publisher: 有限会社ナップ(発行予定)