The Effect Of The Intervention Dance Program On The Level Of Functional Fitness And Postural Stability In Elderly
Vol.13,No.1(2019)
Objective: The major objective of this study was to investigate the influence of six months dance intervention program on the level of functional fitness and postural stability in the elderly.
Methods: The exercise program was carried out three times a week and included 60 dance exercise sessions. 60 elderly subjects participated in the study (67.5±5.69 years), 30 in a dance intervention group (weight: 70.32±13.59kg; BMI 25.95±3.79 kg/m2), 30 in a control group (weight: 76. 93±15.45kg; BMI 27.06±3.88 kg/m2). Three subtests were used to determine the level of functional fitness from the Senior fitness test battery; the static posturography method assessed the level of balance abilities in one position.
Results: The most meaningful results to emerge from the data were that the intervention dance program led to a post-exercise increase in the level of agility, dynamic balance and reaction speed measured by 8 Foot up Go test in the dance group. The results indicate a statistically significant difference value in the dance group compared to the control group and between post-test results (p=0.01). Values of the other monitored parameters were not statistically significant. The Cohen coefficient d reflects the low or medium value of the intervention program's effectiveness.
Conclusions: Even if the dance intervention program did not have a more significant effect on the level of the tested parameters, it must be stated that only a slight improvement or a steady level of functional fitness and postural stability can be seen as a positive result at this age.
aging; dance; Senior fitness test; motor abilities; balance ability
Pavlína Vaculíková
Department of Gymnastics and Combatives Faculty of Sports Studies Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
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