필라테스 프로그램이 비만노인의 신체조성과 기초체력 및 대사증후군관련 인자에 미치는 영향
The Effects of Pilates on Body Composition, Fitness and Metabolic Syndrome Indexes in Elders with Obesity
In this study, the effects of pilates exercise on body composition, fitness and metabolic syndrome indexes in elders with obesity was investigated by performing the pilates exercise program for 24 weeks. 30 obese elders, 8 men and 22 women, who were over 60 years old were selected for the subjects and they were divided into experiment group(N = 15) and control group(N = 15). The before and after change were analyzed by T-test using SPSS 22.0 The body composition of obese elders was decreased and significant change were occurred in fitness(balance(p < .01), flexibility(p < .001), muscle endurance(p < .01)). Among the metabolic syndrome indexes, only the blood-sugar level showed the significant change and the other indexes, cholesterol, TC, HDL showed minor decrease. Based on the result, the pilates exercise program improves fitness of elders but for the metabolic syndrome indexes, the pilates exercise program has small effect. In future, various exercise program should be developed to improve health of the elderly with obesity.
현대사회에 있어서 신체활동 연구의 주요 탐구과제는 ‘신체활동을 통한 교육’으로부터 ‘인간의 기본적인 움직임’을 목표로 하는 스포츠적인 움직임을 중심으로 한 생명 활동의 개념으로 급속히 변화되고 있는 추세이다. 이러한 환경변화에 대응하기 위하여 본학회는 ‘체육’적인 요소에서 ‘스포츠’적인 요소를 중심으로 한 학문적 정체성을 견고히 하고, 정기적인 학술지 발간과 학술활동을 통해 한국스포츠츠 문화의 발전과 학문적인 발전에 기여하는데 그 목적이 있다.