Integrated Exercise Programmed with the Use of Ramwong Yon Yuk and Fon Choeng for Improvement of Health-Related Physical Fitness of the Elderly
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This experimental study aimed to examine the effects of an integrated exercise program combining Ramwong Yonyok (retro circle dance) and Fon Choeng (traditional northern Thai dance) on health-related physical fitness among older adults. The participants were 70 purposively selected elderly women in San Sai District, Chiang Mai Province, who were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Health-related physical fitness tests were employed, and the data were analyzed using the independent t-test and repeated measures one-way ANOVA.
The results showed that; 1) Pre-test comparison of the physical fitness between the experimental group and the control group using Independent t-test for muscular strength and endurance and cardio respiratory endurance was statistically significant at 0.05. 2) Comparison of the average values of the physical fitness test results within the control group and the experimental group using One-way analysis of variance with repeated measures for muscular strength and endurance and cardio respiratory endurance was statistically significant at 0.05. 3) Post-test comparison of the difference of physical test results between the experimental group and the control group by using Independent t-test revealed that the body composition of both groups after the experiment was not different. However, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardio respiratory endurance of both groups after the experiment were statistically significant at 0.05. In conclusion, the results of the integrated exercise program with the use of Ramwong Yon Yuk and Fon Choeng can effectively develop health-related physical fitness of the elderly.
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