Promoting Exercise Model for the Elderly by Community Involvement of Ban Sai Tho 8 Tai, Subdistrict 8, Chantop Phet Sub-distric, Bankruat District, Buriram province

Abstract

Promoting exercise model for the elderly by community involvement of Ban Sai Tho 8 Tai, Subdistrict 8, Chantop Phet Sub-distric, Bankruat District, Buriram Province, aimed to study the current state of the elderly, analyze model of exercise for the elderly, study on  the development of physical activities for the elderly,   study the factors of success of the physical activity development for the elderly of the community in Ban Sai Tho 8 Tai, Subdistrict 8, Chantop Phet Sub-distric, Bankruat District, Buriram province. Target groups included the elderly of 20 people in Ban Sai Tho 8 Tai, Subdistrict 8, Chantop Phet Sub-distric, Bankruat District, Buriram Province.

The results were as follows:

1. The study found that many older people rarely exercised, some people did

Jogging, walking someday. For those who exercised, most exercise time was 15-30 minutes and exercise in the morning.  The most common work in the daily life were farming / gardening, followed by housework / hand washing / car washing / sweeping the courtyard

1. Model of exercise for the elderly of Ban Sai Tho 8 Tai consisted of 2 styles; indoor exercises such as at home or in limited spaces and the second style was outdoor exercise at the village sport ground.
2. Group activity led to the elders' same behaviors in terms of feelings and thoughts of doing health activities by helping to propose problems and guidelines for self-care in large groups of 6-10 people.

          4.  Success factors for developing physical activity for the elderly were physical, mental, and social area. Physical area included physical exercise, mental area included elderly activities by meeting and listening to Dharma, and social area included meeting elderly neighbors.