Tae Kwon Do: An Effective Exercise for Improving Balance and Walking Ability in Older Adults
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Tae Kwon Do: an effective exercise for improving balance and walking ability in older adults.
BACKGROUND Age-related declines in balance and walking ability are major risk factors for falls. Older adults reduce the dynamic components of walking in an effort to achieve a more stable walking pattern. Tae Kwon Do is an exercise that trains dynamic components of balance and walking that diminish with age. METHODS Twenty participants from a Tae Kwon Do exercise class (average age 72.7 year...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.6.641