The Study Of Current Situation In Physical Activity Of Elderly Female People With Hypertension And The Effect Of Exercise InTervention In Traditional Regimen

OBJECTIVS: This study made relevent comments baded on the investigation and analysis ofcurrent situation in physical activity of elderly female people with hypertension in ShenYang.The exercise intervention in traditional regimen was done on the basis of this study in order toknow the effect of traditional regimen on the physical function of elderly female people withhypertension. Also give the recommendation to those people.METHODS: In this study,76female participants with hypertnesion who came from4residential in ShenYang were asked to finish the questionnaire about the physical activity.The participants were divided into two groups combined with their daily physical activity,age and physical condition. The intervention group were made intervention with20weekexercise intervention in traditional regimen while the control group without any intervention.The results were analyzed20weeks later.RESULTS: The questionnaire showed that the physical activity capacity of the subjects wasmainly produced during traffic and entertainment time in last7days. The slight physicalactivity capacity was produced during taking the vehicles and doing the housework. Theintensity of the physical activity was mainly produced by working, traffic and walking timewhich coincided with the exercise habit of the chinese eldery people. The daily physicalactivity level of the elderly female people with hypertension was a little higher than the meanlevel on the whole.21people of the high level (27.63%),49people of the mean level(64.05%),6people lacked of physical activity (7.89%). The results of exercise interventionshowed that the blood fat, physique and cardio-pulmonary function of the intervention groupwere improved. Among them, there was a significant difference (P<0.05))in the index oftotal cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, sit and reach, eyes closed standing on one foot andcardio-pulmonary function.CONCLUSIONS: The physical activity level of some elderly female people withhypertension in ShenYang was a little higher than the mean level on the whole. Also with thesingle form of physical activity which mainly concentrated in traffic and entertainment time.The physical activity capacity during houseworking took a high percentage which coincidedwith the exercise habit of the chinese eldery people. Traditional regimen improved the blood fat, physique and the cardio-pulmonary function of the elderly female people withhypertension significantly.RECOMMENDATIONS:The elderly female people with hypertension should do mean levelphysical activity30minutes per day which combined with self physical condition. Relevantdepartments should make guidline about physical acticity for those elderly female withhypertension. Also the departments should devoted to the popularization and extension of thetraditional regimen and monitor the physical condition of those people in order to provide abetter social environment to those elderly people with hypertension.