2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Research of Exercise Teaching of The Elderly People
| Project/Area Number |
16500381
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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 |
Physical education
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| Research Institution | HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUO Chiaki Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 助教授 (60116671)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KUSAMA Masurao Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 助教授 (50153284)
WATANABE Kazuhiko Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (20057699)
KUROKAWA Takashi Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (40170104)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Keywords | lifetime learning society / the elderly people / stretching / the way of the practice / breathing |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to explore the meaning and effectiveness on the most simple movement, stretching, of the elderly people, to continue anytime, anywhere and anybody in the lifetime learning society. Especially, we aim at propose the way of the practice of stretching, that lay emphasis on breathing.
At first, we explore the consciousness on exercise and sports, stretching of the elderly people in comparison with the university students. As a result, the elderly people don't understand well enough the proper way of the practice.
Secondly, we make investigate into descriptions on the way of the practice of stretching, which is accompanied with breathing. And we made an experiment on the whole body stretching on the university students. As a result, we can testify the mental and physiological effectiveness of it. But the degree of muscular rigidity varies with the way of the practice. In the case of the elderly people, physiological effectiveness were much more than the case of the university students.
We must furnish concrete and proper information for the elderly people.
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Research Products
(2 results)
