@article{oai:kokushikan.repo.nii.ac.jp:00015085, author = {須藤, 明治 and SUDO, Akiharu and 山田, 健二 and Yamada, Kenji}, journal = {国士舘大学体育研究所報, The annual reports of health physical education and sport science}, month = {Mar}, note = {J-GLOBAL ID : 200901006236324733, Background Aquatic exercise is reported to effectively improve the health of the elderly while causing little physical strain. Objective In order to examine the effectiveness of an aquatic exercise program in which floats (1kg) were attached to the wrists, ankles, and torso, changes in aspects of the aquatic exercise program and changes in an individual’s physical shape were noted. Methods Data were obtained from 42 subjects with a mean age of 67.2 ± 8.9 years and body fat of 28.1%. Weight, percent body fat, and basal metabolism were measured, and subjects subjectively assessed their shoulders, lower back, knees, hips, sleep, and physical shape on a 5-point scale (5 points for very good, 4 points for good, 3 points for average, 2 points for poor, and 1 point for very poor).Aquatic exercise was performed in an upright position and in a supine position with floats attached to the wrists, ankles, and torso. The program consisted of a total of 9 sessions over a period of about 2 months, and the program was intended to strengthen intrinsic muscles, increase joint range of motion, and to relax the antigravity muscles. Results Weight and body fat tended to decrease from the baseline. Results of the subjective survey of different joints revealed that subjects tended to rate their shoulders and lower back, sleep as “very good” (close to 5 points).. Conclusion The current results revealed that Improvement was admitted in the item of the shoulder and the sleep by aquatic exercise with floats., application/pdf}, pages = {59--66}, title = {女性高齢者に対する水中運動の効果}, volume = {38}, year = {2020}, yomi = {スドウ, アキハル and ヤマダ, ケンジ} }