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초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Yoga exercise on blood pressure, physical fitness, and blood variables in elderly with vascular dementia. Twelve elderly with vascular dementia in nursing home volunteered in this study. All subjects were each vascular dementia patient were randomly divided into Yoga exercise group(N = 7) and control group(N = 5). In Yoga exercise group participated in Yoga exercise that consisted of 20~50% HRR intensity for 12 week(3days per week), meanwhile maintain their daily life in control group. Through statistical analysis on paired t-test and independent t-test, following results that SBP (systolic blood pressure), TC(total cholesterol), TG(triglyceride) were decreased whereas muscle strength, muscle endurance, endurance capacity, body flexibility, epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin was increased significantly after Yoga exercise training. In control group after 12 weeks, TC, norepinephrine, serotonin were significantly increased,Also SBP and endurance capacity were significantly different between groups. These findings indicate that Yoga exercise training was effective to prevent vascular dementia risk factors and to retard the velocity of vascular dementia.

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