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

本研究的目的是检验日常身体动作阻力训练的效果，并设计适合老年人的运动训练方案。受试者进行坐立、抬腿、仰卧起坐等训练动作，为期3个月(每天2~3套，16次/套)。3个月的运动训练增加了肌肉厚度、肌力和日常生活活动能力，改善了生活质量指数得分。目前阻力训练的效果影响干预前的单位体重肌力水平。这些发现表明，目前的抵抗力训练计划对于力量生成能力较低的老年人是有用的，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.