Home-based exercise training program for improving activity of daily living in the elderly individuals

本研究旨在探讨以日常身体活动进行抗阻训练的效果，并设计适合老年人的运动训练方案。受试者进行3个月的训练运动，如坐在椅子上和从椅子上站起来，小腿抬高和仰卧起坐动作，每天2-3组/天，16次/组。3个月的运动训练使患者的肌肉厚度、肌力和日常生活活动能力增加，生活质量指标得分提高。当前阻力训练的效果影响干预前单位体重的肌肉力量水平。这些结果表明，目前的抗阻训练计划是有用的老年人较低的力量产生能力，以提高生活质量。

The purpose of this study were to examine the effect of resistance training employing daily physical actions and to design the exercise training program for the elderly individuals. The subjects performed the training exercise, such as sitting onto and standing from a chair, calf raise and sit-up actions, for 3 months (every day, 2-3 sets/day, 16 times/set). The 3-month exercise training increased the muscle thickness, muscle strength and the ability to perform activities of daily living, and improved scores of index of QOL. The effect of the present resistance training affected the level of muscle strength per body weight before intervention. These findings indicate that the present resistance training program is useful for the elderly individuals with lower force-generating capacity to improve QOL.