Effect of Sport Activity on Elderly Hypokinetic Trend and Risk

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to measure hypokinetic trend and risk status of the elderly who active in five kinds of sport; and to describe the difference of training effect of five kinds of sport to elderly hypokinetic trend and risk. The expost facto method was used for this study. Subjects who participated in the study were seventy-four elderly people, and their five respective sport health club situated in Bandung, id Est lawn tennis (12), walking (16), table tennis (13), gymnastic (15), badminton (15). The instrument used to measure sport activity refers to the physical fitness test proposed by the Center for Study and Development of Sports Science and Technology Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports, and a interviewed questionnaire for hypokinetic. Hypokinetic trends measurement with 15 questions, risk of hypokinetic with 10 questions. SPSS 2014 was used for data analyze. The result of this study was: 1. The hypokinetic status rank according to gain score was: badminton, lawn tennis, gymnastic, walking, table tennis, all of them were on good status; 2. The risk status of ache because of hypokinetic according to gain score was: badminton, lawn tennis, table tennis, gymnastic, walking. Conclusions: The activity of five kinds of sport give good effect as an effort to overcome less movement quality and give very good effect as an preventif effort to hypokinetic trend and risk.

The Effect of Sport Activity on the Elderly Health-Related Physical Fitness

“…The components of physical fitness related to health needed to restore, maintain, or improve health, overcoming environmental stress, and perform daily activities. Components of physical fitness-related skills, need for independence [3,4].…”