The Study of Physical Performance of the Elderly School in Northeastern Region

Abstract

         The purposes of this study were to study the level of physical performance of the Elderly School in Northeastern Region. The sample consisted of 450 subjects elderly people in the northeastern region. Statistics utilized for processing data embraced frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations

          The research result finds that:

          The level of physical performance of the elderly in the elderly school Classified by most underlying diseases is congenital disease. Most of them were 54.67 percent classified by orthopedic disease, most were knee, 12.67 percent classified by drug use, most were prescription doctors, 39.33 percent classified by health behavior. Most of them do not smoke. Accounted for 86.44 percent and did not drink alcohol Accounted for 82.67 percent. Classified by exercise in the past 6 months, most of them were exercise, 84.00 percent classified by regular exercise, most of them were general exercise. Representing 37.11 percent. Suggestions about the organization of recreational activities to build physical performance of the elderly are: recreation activities, dance, canyoning, rhythmic activities should be organized.