太极拳运动对老年人下肢平衡力学因素的影响

Impact of Shadow Boxing on the Elderly's Balance Mechanics of Lower Limbs

太极拳运动是中华民族的一项古老的健身项目,其功用早已被世界所认可。普遍认为:太极拳对改善老年人平衡能力具有较好的功效性,但鲜有研究报道。因此,欲利用与平衡能力相关的一些常用测试手段研究太极拳对老年人平衡能力力学因素的影响。研究表明,太极拳对老年人的平衡能力的改善具有一定程度的作用。

As a traditional fimess activity of Chinese, benefit s of Shadow Boxing have already been recognized by the world. People generally consider that Shadow Boxing can help the elderly improve their balance ; nevertheless, few studies have reported this.This paper intends to investigate the influences of Shadow Boxing on the elderly with some common testing systems related to balance ability. It shows that Shadow Boxing has a positive effect on the balance ability of the elderly.