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. 2017 Jan;29(1):172-175.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.172. Epub 2017 Jan 30.

The effects of Tai Chi on waist circumference and blood pressure in the elderly

Young Mee Lee  1
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The effects of Tai Chi on waist circumference and blood pressure in the elderly

Young Mee Lee. J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi on waist circumference and blood pressure in the elderly. The present study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty-eight elderly individuals residing in J city were divided into 2 groups: 34 in the experimental group, who received Tai Chi training for 6 weeks, and 34 in the control group, who did not receive Tai Chi training. Simplified Yang style 24-form Tai Chi was used as the intervention, which was conducted for 60 minutes per session, 5 sessions per week, for a total of 6 weeks. In each session, subjects in the experimental group conducted 10 minutes of warm-up exercises, 45 minutes of Tai Chi, and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises. Waist circumference and blood pressure were measured before and after the 6-week intervention. [Results] Waist circumference and blood pressure decreased significantly after the 6-week intervention in the experimental group compared with the control group. [Conclusion] Tai Chi can be used as an effective intervention to improve waist circumference and blood pressure in the elderly.

Keywords: Blood pressure; Tai Chi; Waist circumference.

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