ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1631702
This article is part of the Research TopicAging: Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusion and Active Participation - Volume IIView all articles
Effects of Different Exercises on Health-related Physical Fitness among Middle-aged and Elderly Women
Provisionally accepted
- 1Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
- 2Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China
- 3Putra Malaysia University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- 4Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Objective: To explore the effects of long-term exercise of Tai Chi Chuan, Walking and Jiamusi gymnastics on the health-related factors of physical fitness among middle-aged and elderly women. Methods: Long-term exercise Tai Chi Chuan group, Walking group, Jiamusi gymnastics group and non-exercise group were used to measure their health-related physical fitness, balance and life satisfaction through long-term exercise Tai Chi Chuan group, Walking group, Jiamusi gymnastics group and non-exercise group matched by age, height and weight. Results: Compared with control group, Tai Chi Chuan were significant differences in all indicators, except systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), resting heart rate (RHR), and life satisfaction (p < 0.05). Walking were significant differences in RHR, force vital capacity (FVC), waist-hip-ratio (WHR), sit and reach (SR), handgrip strength (HGS), and chair stand test (CS) (p < 0.05). Jiamusi gymnastics had a significant difference in FVC, hip circumferences (HC), SR, HGS, and back scratch (BS). Compared with different exercise group, Tai Chi Chuan exercises significantly improved balance, SR, and WHR. Jiamusi gymnastics had a statistically significant impact on RHR. The CS was statistically impacted by walking. Conclusion: Middle-aged and older women are affected differently by different types of exercise.When the three groups-Tai Chi Chuan, Walking, and Jiamusi gymnastics-were compared, it was discovered that Tai Chi Chuan had a greater impact on improving balance and trunk flexibility, Jiamusi gymnastics had a greater impact on improving cardiopulmonary fitness, and walking was more effective at strengthening the lower limbs.
Keywords: Tai Chi Chuan, Walking, Jiamusi, Middle-aged and elderly women, Physical Fitness
Received: 20 May 2025; Accepted: 22 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Zongqiang Jin, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, 300381, China
Wensheng Xiao, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
Zhangjunlong Zhang, Putra Malaysia University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43400, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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