Health Evaluation and Promotion
Online ISSN : 1884-4103
Print ISSN : 1347-0086
ISSN-L : 1347-0086
The Profile of Mood State of Elderly Participants in a Fitness Program
Yoshitaka YOSHIMURAKyota OKISHIMAIchiko EZAKI
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2006 Volume 33 Issue 5 Pages 506-509

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The purpose of the study was investigating the mood state of elderly people who participated in a fitness program. All participants were 65 years old and above. They attended the program twice a week; the program made up of two kinds of exercises: aerobic dance in the pool, and aerobic dance and recreational sports in the gym. The total number of days they attended the program was 57. The rate participation rate was 84.2%. The result was that one (vigor) of six parameters of mood states was higher than normal people's T score. It indicates good mood state. This mood state persisted before and after the exercise program.
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