2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of water exercise on central arteries distensibility in elderly subjects
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21500624
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAEDA Seiji 筑波大学, 体育系, 准教授 (30282346)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 水中運動 / 動脈伸展性 / 中心動脈 / 温熱 / 高齢者 |
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| Research Abstract |
The central arteries are stiffened and their distensibility decreases with aging. Decrease in central arteries distensibility is one of the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction. It has been reported that exercise improves decrease in central arteries distensibility. However, the effect of water exercise, which is popular in elderly people, on central arteries distensibility has not been investigated so far. Moreover, influence of water temperature to the effect of water exercise has not been unclear. The present study showed that warm water immersion or water exercise in 30°C water temperature had no significant effects on central arteries distensibility, while, water exercise in 38°C water temperature improved central arteries distensibility significantly in elderly subjects.
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