Effectiveness of 10 Weeks Cycle Muscle Strengthening Exercise For The Body Composition And Quality of Life In Hospital Staff

Sieh-Siang Lee ； Hsiu-Chun Chen

《The Proceedings of the 8th AHLA International Conference: Health Literacy in Social Resilience》 2022 (2022/12) Pp. 108-109

https://doi.org/10.30181/AHLA.202210.0071

摘要

INTRODUCTION: Health promotion is a process that people can enhance the ability of control to improve their health. How to strengthen governance and policies to improve the accessibility and affordability for health has become a public health issue that has been explored in recent years. Health is determined by multiple factors, including the health literacy, settings and social mobilization. Previous studies have reviewed the burden of disease, economic cost, and long-term loss of human resources due to unhealthy workplaces. It is important to provide a safe and healthy working environment for employees to reduce stress and improve self-esteem. Enterprise and even the country can achieve higher productivity and positive image by this strategy.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of 10 weeks cycle muscle strengthening exercise on staff in Lotung Poh-Ai hospital. We hypothesize that 10 weeks muscle strengthening exercise adopted in this study will improve their body composition and quality of life.
METHODS: A study with pretest-posttest design was conducted in district teaching medical hospital. 19 participants were included in this study. The 20-session muscle strengthening protocol is 50 minutes for one session, twice a week for 10 weeks. The initial weight of training is 30% of 1RM measured by COMPASS 600 for upper limb and 50% for lower limb respectively. The training intensity is adjusted on the basis of muscular coordination (≥80%) and Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE≤12). There are 10 items in this training program, such as shoulder press, chest press, rowing, trunk extension, trunk flexion, knee extension, knee flexion, hip abduction, hip adduction and leg press. Advices that related to aerobic exercise at home and diet will be given by app after training. Body weight, body fat percentage, muscle weight, BMI and abdominal circumference were measured by ACCUNIQ BC380 at baseline, the fifth week of training and the tenth week of training. Additionally, the quality of life was assessed by SF-12 questionnaire at baseline and the tenth week of training.
RESULTS: The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used for paired samples to analyze the difference. Body fat weight(p=0.002), body fat percentage(p=0.002), and abdominal circumference(p=0.003) were significant decreased at the tenth week of training compared with baseline. The physical component summary in SF-12 questionnaire was significant improved (p=0.02) after training. Significant changes (p=0.01) of minor muscle strength in shoulder press and leg press training at 3 time points of assessment were be detected by COMPASS 600.
CONCLUSION: 10 weeks cycle muscle strengthening exercise may cause positive effects on body composition and quality of life. Participants in this study could have the courage to try the other different types of exercises through the process of muscle strength training to achieve the purpose of health promotion in future.