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Assessment of the exercise intensity of short stick exercises in elderly individuals

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Shigeki Kurasawa et al.
Used Parameters : SLM, BFM, PBF

Publication Year : 2015

Country : Japan

Journal : Rehabilitation Research and Practice

The present study was to obtain basic data for applying the short stick exercises to frail elderly individuals. A total of 20 individuals aged≥ 60 years (10 men, and 10 women) with independence in activities of daily living participated in a short stick exercise program. During the exercise program, the time required and the number of times the short stick was dropped were investigated. The exercise intensity was also evaluated based on expired gas and heart rate measurements. The mean exercise intensity of the short stick exercises was …
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