鈴木, 隆広

生山, 匡

SUZUKI, Takahiro

KATAOKA, Yukio

[ABSTRACT] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of participation to a fitness-promoting programs (once a week for three months) on stature, lung functions, blood pressure, and accelerated plethysmography(APG). Subjects were 127 middle-aged persons who took health checks before and after training. Based on the pre-health check, groupings were made congregating subjects with health and fitness levels. For the group with lower health and fitness levels, health check and a counseling were administered every week. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Average attendances did not differ between groups with higher and lower health and fitness levels. However, individuals in the lower group did more other trainings than did during the regular program. 2. In the groups with lower health and fitness levels, there was a tendency for body weight and %Fat to decrease, for forced Vital Capacity and FEV1.0 to increase, and for blood pressure to decrease, and many subjects demonstrated improvement in APG. 3. From these results, it was suggested that programs held in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Sports Center, especially for the group with lower health and fitness levels, are effective for health promotion and encouraging participation of voluntary trainings.