2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of the SSC exercise program necessary for an elderly person to maintain independence life
| Project/Area Number |
23500765
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Tenri University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
HAYASHI Tatsuya 京都大学, 人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (00314211)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | SSC運動 / 下肢筋パワー / 自覚的疲労感 / トレーニング / 脱トレーニング / ジャンプ運動 / バランス能力 / 高齢者 |
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| Research Abstract |
Preservation of lower-extremity muscle function is necessary for the elderly to maintain independent living. In this study, we examined the effects of an exercise program for improving muscle function such as lower-extremity muscular strength and muscle power through continuous jumps (SSC movement), and its cessation. The intensity of continuous jumps was 14.3 in the Borg-RPE scale, and the ground reaction force during landing was approximately twice the body weight.
Lower-extremity muscular strength and balance ability improved after three months of training. A decreasing trend in leg extension ability was observed post-training. When the training period was extended for five months, lower-extremity muscular strength and balance ability also improved. We believe that training through continuous jumps as described in this study, is an effective program to improve lower-extremity muscle function and balance ability in the elderly.
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