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Assessment of the quality of life, muscle strength, and dynamic balance of elderly Kendo players

Exercise Physiology
Author
DLC de Mendonça et al.
Used Parameters : BW, BMI, SMM

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Brazil

Journal : CLINICS

OBJECTIVE: To compare Kendo players with active elderly adults in terms of quality of life, functional aspects (muscle strength, postural balance) and body composition. METHODS: This was a controlled cross-sectional study. Twenty elderly individuals were divided into two groups: the Kendo group, with an average age of 71.8 (5.4) years, and the Control group, with an average age of 73.1 (4.8) years. Quality of life was evaluated using a questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old); body composition was evaluated with a bioimpedance …
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