RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE IN OLDER KOREAN MEN(Special Issue of Physical Fitness Research Interest Group)

The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the level of functional fitness to lifestyle. The subjects were 105 Korean men, aged 65 to 83 years, and they were divided into two groups(higher functional fitness group;n=55, lower functional fitness group;n=50)by the first principal comp...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Physiological Anthropology Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 83 - 88
Main Authors KIM, Hunkyung, TANAKA, Kiyoji, NHO, Hosung, CHOI, Sanghee, CHANG, Milan, SHIGEMATSU, Ryosuke, JUNG, Dosang, JUNG, Sobong, KIM, Youngbeum, LEE, Soochun, KIM, Kihack, KIM, Seoneung, KIM, Hyunsoo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology 25.05.2000
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functional fitness
Korea
lifestyle
older men
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the level of functional fitness to lifestyle. The subjects were 105 Korean men, aged 65 to 83 years, and they were divided into two groups(higher functional fitness group;n=55, lower functional fitness group;n=50)by the first principal component score. Eighteen performance items related to functional fitness and 38 questionnaires(20 diet habit, 11 lifestyle, and 7 exercise activities)were measured. Higher fitness group was found to show significantly higher exercise habit and attended to group exercise(gateball). Lower fitness group was showed lower exercise activity level and engaged to individual exercise(walking). These results suggest that the level of functional fitness was significantly associated with the habitual exercise activities in older Korean men.
ISSN:1342-3215
2432-0986
DOI:10.20718/jjpa.5.2_83