Urak Lawoi Folk Performing Arts to Develop Leg Muscle Strength in the Elderly

Abstract

This article presents the 1st objective, which is to design a set of Urak Lawoi Folk Performing Arts activities to develop leg muscle strength in the elderly. The population and sample in the research were Elderly people in Patong Municipality Elderly Club Phuket Province aged 60-69 years, using a specific method to select a sample who is willing and able to exercise without harm to health 30 people are divided into 2 groups: an experimental group of 15 people and a control group of 15 people. The research process consists of the introduction of the theoretical concepts as follows: 1) Rongngeng performance Mae Jiw Pramongkit, 2) Muay Ka Yong martial arts posture 3) Principles of body exercise for the elderly Activity design process 1. Study information research documents related to the design and interviewing experts in the elderly. 2. Studying Rongngeng performing arts and Muay Ga Yong martial arts. 3. Designing activities for Urak Lawoi folk performances. according to qualified advice 4. Examination of tools by experts. It was found that the activities consisted of 3 steps: 1) 10-minute introductory steps 2) practical steps consisting of 3 steps: a 5-minute warm-up exercise using the Urak Lawoi performing arts postures 30 min. 5 min muscle relaxation, and 3) 10 min summary total activity duration 24 times 8 weeks 3 times 60 min. The activities consisted of 8 dance postures that were adapted according to the principle of exercising the elderly namely arm swing foot stomp forward and backward front and back defense four-way squat and kick kick with rest between sets. increasing the number of sets and sandbag girdle was used at week 5.