在難以抵擋的高齡化潮流下老化議題相關研究逐漸受到重視,因此本文以Rowe & Kahn兩位學者所提出成功老化三要素概念-「避免疾病和失能」、「維持心智與身體功能」與「活躍參與生活」爲核心,探討高齡者從事規律運動對於以上三項成功老化要素之影響。經由文獻整理分析發現,高齡者從事規律運動對於這三個層面都有相當正面的效益,因而規律運動的參與對於達到成功老化狀態是不可或缺的,因此民間與政府也應投入高齡者運動的推廣,制定良好的高齡者運動方案、提供專業的運動指導員、營造適宜的運動環境,使高齡者安全、快樂、舒適的從事運動,方能順利養成規律運動的習慣,使國人邁向健康的高齡化社會。
The research of aging has become more and more valuable in the aging population society. We take the kernel of the research of Rowe and Kahn: ”the key elements of successful aging”-low probability of diseases and diseases-related disability, high cognitive and physical functional capacity, active engagement of life in this article, and to discuss the effect of the aged doing regular exercise to the three key elements of successful aging. According to the references analysis, regular exercise of the aged have great benefit of the three points, so we can say that the regular exercise is the key to successful aging, the government and everyone should promote the regular exercise to the aged, establishing the great policy, providing for the professional exercise guide, building the proper environment of doing exercise, to make the aged doing exercise to safely, happyly, and comfortably. So that encourage the aged's habit in doing regular exercise to the healthful aging population society.