Effect of tai chi chuan practice on self-esteem and self-image of the elderly

  • Juliano Silveira Guimarães CENSUPEG
  • Alisson Padilha de Lima Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Associação Educacional Luterana BOM JESUS/IELUSC
  • Fabrí­cio Bruno Cardoso Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Faculdade São Fidélis - FSF/CENSUPEG
Keywords: Health aducation, Motivation, Longevity

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of tai chi chuan practice self-esteem and self-image of older urban area. Method: We performed an experimental quantitative study with 30 elderly aged 60 to 70 years, of both sexes. The elderly were divided into three groups: (A) sedentary elderly; (B) physically active elderly and (C) tai chi chuan practitioners. The chuan tai chi program lasted two months being practiced three (3) times a week, lasting 60 minutes each class. To evaluate self-esteem and self-image was used a structured questionnaire and validated in Brazil for the elderly, which was applied as an interview. For data analysis we used descriptive and inferential statistics to a significance level of p≤0.05. results: This study was 66.7% female, characterized with an average age of 65.60±3.14, 1.67±0.62 height and weight 65.66±9.66. From the results obtained in this study demonstrated the superiority of Group C for the other groups, it can confirm the effectiveness of the practice of Tai chi chuan in self-esteem and self-image of older people. Conclusion: Thus, we found a significant increase in self-esteem and self-image scores of Tai Chi Chuan practitioner group to the other groups.

Author Biographies

Juliano Silveira Guimarães, CENSUPEG

Profissional de Educação Fí­sica, Especialista em Fisiologia do exercí­cio para grupos especiais CENSUPEG, Criciúma-SC, Brasil.

Alisson Padilha de Lima, Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Associação Educacional Luterana BOM JESUS/IELUSC

Profissional de Educação Fí­sica, Mestre em Envelhecimento Humano - UPF/RS, Professor da Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Associação Educacional Luterana BOM JESUS/IELUSC, Joinville-SC, Brasil.

Fabrí­cio Bruno Cardoso, Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Faculdade São Fidélis - FSF/CENSUPEG

Profissional de Educação Fí­sica, Professor Doutor e Coordenador da Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica da Faculdade São Fidélis - FSF/CENSUPEG, Grupo de Pesquisa em Sociedade, Saúde e Educação da Faculdade São Fidélis - FSF, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.

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Published
2018-01-28
How to Cite
Guimarães, J. S., Lima, A. P. de, & Cardoso, F. B. (2018). Effect of tai chi chuan practice on self-esteem and self-image of the elderly. Brazilian Journal of Exercise Prescription and Physiology, 11(71), 952-959. Retrieved from https://www.rbpfex.com.br/index.php/rbpfex/article/view/1317
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Vol. 11 No. 71 (2017): Suplementar 2
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Scientific Articles - Original

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