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    STUDIA EDUCATIO ARTIS GYMNASTICAE - Issue no. 2 / 2012  
         
  Article:   EFFECTS OF 12 WEEKS INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON OLD WOMEN’ PHYSICAL AND MOTIVATIONAL STATUS.

Authors:  BENCZENLEITNER OTTÓ. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  Due to the increasing proportion of elderly in society, it seems important to find means and methods to successfully improve their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to measure a 12-week yoga program on elderly fitness level (Fullerton test), quality of life (WHOOLD QOL) and attitude toward aging (WHO AAQ). In one of Budapest’s senior houses there were 32 elderly who were considered fit enough to meet the expectations of such a program. The program for the research group (n=16) was involved 3 yoga sessions a week and the control group (n=16) was not involved in any kind of intervention. According to paired t-tests, the 12-week program did not cause meaningful differences in most of the anthropometric indicators, the Fullerton fitness test’s and the quality of life categories. However, in the attitude towards aging test, there were 8 items showing significant differences between pre- and posttest. As an effect of the 3 sessions-per-week yoga training, the participants remained not only physically fit, but also their motivational level stagnated, moreover it gradually increased. Probably, a longer program might be more beneficial as measured by these test.

Keywords: elderly, yoga program, quality of life measures 		 
         
     
         
         
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