苏州城区老年妇女参加文体活动及身体素质的调查

Investigation of the Aged Fitness in Urban Communities of Suzhou

目的 :了解苏州城区部分离退体老年女性参加适当的文体活动与提高身体素质的关系。方法 :根据是否能定期参加有组织的文体活动 ,将 95例老年女性分为A组 48例 ,定期参加文体活动 ;B组 47例 ,无定期的文体活动。通过设计的“老年人作息时间统计表” ,了解她们的基本生活情况及活动耗能的多少 ,然后参照《中国成年人体质测定标准》对AB 2组的身体素质进行评价。结果 :A组的运动量、肺活量、体重、反应时等几项指标明显高于B组。结论 :老年人经常参加适当的文体活动 。

Objective:To investigate the relationship be tween proper cultural and physical activities and fitness of the female aged in urban communities of Suzhou. Methods: The aged women were divided into group A (n=48) and group B (n= 47). Those of group A had regular recreational and physical activities while th ose of group B had not. A questionnaire of statistical table for the aged daily activities was designed to investigate their daily activities and energy expendi ture. The fitness was evaluated according to The Measurement Standards of Health Qualities for Chinese Adults issued by National Sport Committee in 1999. Result s:The scores of activities of the aged in group A were significantly higher tha n those in group B. So were the scores of vital capacity and body weight, while the reaction time of group A was shorter than that of group B. Conclusion: Havin g proper recreational and physical activities is good for the aged to improve th eir fitness.