The Illustration of Physical Activity and the Elderly Physical Fitness Level

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.013How to use a DOI?

Keywords

elderly, physical activity, physical fitness

Abstract

This research was aimed at knowing: (1) the physical activity of the elderly in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, (2) the physical fitness of the elderly in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, and (3) any factor that influences the physical activity and physical fitness level of elderly in Umbulharjo Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, Yogyakarta. The method used in this research was a combination of qualitative and quantitative method (mixed-method). A quantitative method was used to know the depiction of physical fitness of elderly through test and measurement (Fitness of Older Adult). While the qualitative method was used to know the physical activities with various influencing factors by using observation and interview. This research was conducted in Umbulharjo Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, Yogyakarta. The data were analysed by using a descriptive analysis to describe and to explore the meaning of data from each of research aspect. The result of this research, related to the physical fitness level of the elderly in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, shows that three people, or about 14.28%, were in a high category according to the body vitality result, 16 people, or about 76.20%, were classified in the medium category, and 2 people, or about 9.52%, got low body vitality result. The research result also shows that elderlies with good physical fitness level are supported by physical activities. Furthermore the supportive factors causing the elderly to be physically active are the background of location in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, gender, kind of activity, and social environment. After being deeply researched, it was found that elderlies living in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence are the ones who decide to live there by themselves and they tend to be more active and obtain high result of physical fitness level and the opposition does too.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bintang Kusuma Wardhana
AU  - Muhammad Hamid Anwar
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/19
TI  - The Illustration of Physical Activity and the Elderly Physical Fitness Level
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 46
EP  - 49
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.013
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.013
ID  - Wardhana2020
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