The effect of a continual cycling exercise program on endurance time and body mass index in persons with residual type schizophrenia.
- VernacularTitle:自転車エルゴメータを用いた運動プログラムの継続が残遺型精神分裂病者の作業持続時間とＢＭＩに及ぼす影響
- Author:
HIDEKAZU TAKEDA
;
YOSHIBUMI NAKAHARA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cycling exercise program;
endurance;
body mass index;
residual type schizophrenia
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2002;51(1):101-107
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a continual cycling exercise program on endurance and body mass index (BMI) in persons with residual type schizophrenia. Twenty-one inpatients (14 males and 7 females, 50.0±7.2 years of age, height of 161.4±9.4 cm, weight of 67.0 ±9.5 kg, duration of illness : 23.8±8.6 years) participated in this study. The subjects were prescribed a cycling exercise program, and endurance and weight were assessed at the beginning, as well as at six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months after starting the program. Endurance was measured by the sub-maximal bicycle exercise test, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated as body weight in kilograms/ (height in meters) 2. The exercise program consisted of 30 to 45 minutes of cycling once or twice per week. As a result, eleven subjects (7 males and 4 females, 51.5±8.5 years of age : exercise group) underwent cycling exercise regularly for twenty-four months ; seven subjects (4 males and 3 females, 49.7±5.7 years of age: control group) dropped out within six months ; three subjects were discharged from the hospital and discontinued participation in the study. The exercise group showed an increase in endurance after six months and a significant increase after twenty-four months (p<0.05) . Concerning BMI, the exercise group showed a tendency to decrease ; however the control group showed an increase in BMI after twenty-four months. These results suggest that long-term and continual regul ar exercise is important for inpatients with residual type schizophrenia to increase their endurance. This study's findings indicate that a cycling exercise program is effective for such patients.
