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| Title: | The Aerobic Capacity and Ventilatory Efficiency during Exercise in Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan Practitioners |
| Authors: | 藍青;周適偉;陳思遠;賴金鑫;黃美涓
LAN, CHING;CHOU, SHIH-WEI;CHEN, SSU-YUAN;LAI, JIN-SHIN;WONG, MAY-KUEN |
| Contributors: | 復健部 |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Issue Date: | 2009-10-21T07:31:30Z |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to compare cardiorespiratory responses to exercise among older Qigong participants, Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) practitioners and normal sedentary controls during cycle ergometry. Thirty -six community-dwelling men with a mean age of 59.1 +/- 6.6 years participated in this study. Each group (Qigong, TCC and control) included 12 subjects with matched age and body size. The Qigong group practiced Qigong regularly for 2.3 +/- 1.5 years; the TCC group practiced Yang TCC for 4.7 +/- 2.3 years. Heart rate ( HR) responses were measured during the practice of Qigong and TCC. Additionally, breath-by-breath measurement of cardiorespiratory function was performed during the incremental exercise of leg cycling. The mean HR during Qigong and TCC practice was 91 +/- 5 bpm and 129 7 bpm, respectively. At the peak exercise and the ventilatory threshold (VeT), TCC group displayed highest oxygen uptake ( VO2), O-2 pulse and work rate among the three groups. The Qigong group also showed higher oxygen uptake and O-2 pulse than the control group. At the same relative exercise intensity, the Qigong group had the highest tidal volume among the three groups. In conclusion, Qigong and TCC show a beneficial effect to aerobic capacity in older individuals, but TCC displays a better training effect than Qigong due to its higher exercise intensity. However , Qigong can enhance breathing efficiency during exercise due to the training effect of diaphragmatic breathing. |
| Relation: | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE v.32 n.1 pp.141~150 |
| Appears in Collections: | [附設醫院復健部] 期刊論文
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