男性練氣功者與太極拳練拳者於踏車運動時之心肺功能研究

The Cardiorespiratory Function of Male Qi Gong Practitioners and Tai Chi Chuan Players During Cycle Ergometry

藍青(Ching Lan) ； 周適偉(Shi-Wei Chou) ； 賴金鑫(Jin-Shin Lai) ； 黃美涓(May-Kuen Wong) ； 連倚南(I-Nan Lien)

《中華民國復健醫學會雜誌》 21期 (1993/12) Pp. 27-34

https://doi.org/10.6315/JRMA.199312.0006

摘要

氣功是一種特殊的傳統健身活動。氣功是以呼吸訓練為主，肢體的活動很少，因而是屬於靜態的訓練。本研究的目的是要探討練氣功者與練太極拳者，在最大運動和次最大運動時心肺功能的差異。受試者分為三組：氣功組為練習大乘禪功至少一年的男性，太極拳組為練習老架楊氏太極的男性，對照組則為健康而很少運動的男性。每組各有十位受試者，年齡介於47至76歲，其年齡和體型均匹配良好。受試者除了接受一般性體檢外，均以固定式踏車作一次最大運動測驗。在測驗進行時，除了作心電圖監視，並逐次分析其呼出氣體，以紀錄受試者換氣量、攝氣量和二氧化碳呼出量等生理變數的變化。結果發現在最大運動時：(1)單位體重最大攝氧量以太極拳組最高(32.6±5.5ml/kg/min)，氣功組居申(27.0±3.9ml/kg/min)，而對照組最低(25.5±3.9ml/kg/min)。太極拳組與其他兩組問均有明顯差異，但是氣功組與對照組問則無明顯差異。(2)三組之換氣量及心搏率均無明顯差異。在無氧界限時，太極拳組的單位體重攝氧量明顯高於其他兩組。至於在無氧界限以下之次最大運動時，我們發現：(1)氣功組之潮氣容積高於太極拳組，且明顯高於對照組，其呼吸頻率亦較慢。(2)氣功組的單位體重攝氧量明顯高於其他兩組。由上述結果顯示，氣功訓練似乎可以增進在無氣界限以下的次最大運動之換氣效率，臨床上也許可用來改善某些肺病的換氣障礙。此外，氣功較缺乏對四肢肌肉的訓練，因此練功者的最大攝氧量與對照組並無明顯差異。如果練氣功者能夠作一些輔助性的耐力和肌力訓練，對於體能的促進，應該更有助益。

並列摘要

Qi Gong is a special type of Chinese traditional conditioning exercise, consisting of three major components: dynamic sitting posture, meditation, and diaphragmatic exercise.
In order to evaluate the differences of the cardiorespiratory function between Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan practitioners, there are three groups, each group including 10 male middle-aged subjects, with matched age and body size: (1) Qi Gong practitioners for at least one year; (2) Tai Chi chuan players for average 5.8 rears; (3) sedentary subjects.
Breath-by-breath measurement of cardiorespiratory function was obtained by incremental exercise of leg cycling.
In the maximal exercise, (l) the Tai Chi Chuan group shows significantly higher VO/BW. WL than that of the other two groups; (2) there is no significant difference in VO2, VO2/BW, HR, VE, O2 pulse and WL between the Qi Gong and sedentary groups.
In the maximal exercise, (1) the Tai Chi Chuan Group shows significantly higher VO/BW. WL than that of the other two groups at the same workload below the anaerobic threshold; (2) the Qi Gong group shows significantly higher tidal volume than that of the sedentary group and also higher, though not significantly, than that of the Tai Chi Chuan group.
This results imply that Qi Gong may enhance the efficiency of ventilation, and hence it may be prescribed as a suitable breathing exercise for patients with chronic pulmonary disease.

並列關鍵字

Qi Gong ； Tai Chi Chuan ； cardiorespiorespiratory function