Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long-term Tai Chi exercise on balance in the old population. Methods: Nineteen healthy old people (mean age 58.57±7.41 years, mean height 164.18±4.25 cm, mean weight 65.83±9.92 kg) who practiced Tai Chi were recruited as the Tai Chi group. They had practiced Tai Chi for 14.22±7.27 years, about 5.50±1.50 days per week, 1.44±0.62 hours a day. Nineteen sedentary subjects matched for age and body size (mean age 55.41±5.87 years, mean height 165.05±5.44 cm, mean weight 65.13±11.04 kg) were recruited as the control group. Data were collected on the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, one-leg standing balance with eyes opened and eyes closed (OLSB), for both groups. An independent t test was used to compare the differences between the two groups. RESULTS: Static balance ability differed significantly between the two groups (p<.05). OLSB of the Tai Chi group was significantly better than those of the control group. For the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, no significant difference was found between the two groups (p>.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study only confirm that Tai Chi can be a good choice of exercise to improve static balance for the elderly people.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long-term Tai Chi exercise on balance in the old population. Methods: Nineteen healthy old people (mean age 58.57±7.41 years, mean height 164.18±4.25 cm, mean weight 65.83±9.92 kg) who practiced Tai Chi were recruited as the Tai Chi group. They had practiced Tai Chi for 14.22±7.27 years, about 5.50±1.50 days per week, 1.44±0.62 hours a day. Nineteen sedentary subjects matched for age and body size (mean age 55.41±5.87 years, mean height 165.05±5.44 cm, mean weight 65.13±11.04 kg) were recruited as the control group. Data were collected on the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, one-leg standing balance with eyes opened and eyes closed (OLSB), for both groups. An independent t test was used to compare the differences between the two groups. RESULTS: Static balance ability differed significantly between the two groups (p<.05). OLSB of the Tai Chi group was significantly better than those of the control group. For the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, no significant difference was found between the two groups (p>.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study only confirm that Tai Chi can be a good choice of exercise to improve static balance for the elderly people.
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