PENGARUH SENAM TAI CHI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KESEIMBANGAN DINAMIS PADA LANJUT USIA

Introduction: Many elderly people experience a decrease in dynamic balance, condition which increases the risk of falling. Tai chi is renowned exercise that can improve balance people. Purpose study: In order to prove effect on increase elderly. Methods One group pretest posttest design with 23 subjects aged 60-75 years old and given twice week for 30 minutes within one month (8 times). Measurement: Functional Reach Test (FRT) Time Up Go (TUG). Analysis: Normality test by Saphiro Wilk as well pretest-posttest different paired T-test. Result: Based analysis normality posttest, obtained result p>0.05 means data normally distributed. meantime, difference T-test results value before after much p<0.05 (p=0.000); and, it also generates TUG (p=0.000). This there significant between treatment when measured Conclusion: improves