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Strength and Balance in Recreational Golfers and Non-Golfers Aged 65–79 Years in Community Settings

Published:2023-04-01 Issue:2 Volume:31 Page:257-264
ISSN:1063-8652
Container-title:Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
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Author:

Wilson David A.¹²³^ORCID,Brown Simon¹²^ORCID,Muckelt Paul E.¹²^ORCID,Warner Martin B.¹²^ORCID,Agyapong-Badu Sandra¹⁴^ORCID,Glover Danny⁵⁶,Murray Andrew D.⁶⁷,Hawkes Roger A.⁸⁹^ORCID,Stokes Maria¹²¹⁰^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

2. Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

3. Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Winchester, Winchester, United Kingdom

4. School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

5. Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, Leeds, United Kingdom

6. Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

7. Center for Sports and Exercise, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

8. Medical and Scientific Department, R&A, St Andrews, United Kingdom

9. World Golf Foundation, St Augustine, FL, USA

10. Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom

Abstract

Inactive older adults tend to have decreased strength and balance compared with their more active peers. Playing golf has the potential to improve strength and balance in older adults. The aim of the study was to compare the strength and balance of recreational golfers with non-golfers, aged 65–79 years. Grip strength, single leg balance, and Y Balance Test (YBT) were assessed. Golfers (n = 57) had significantly (right, p = .042; left, p = .047) higher maximal grip strength, than non-golfers (n = 17). Single leg stance times were significantly longer in golfers (right, p = .021; left, p = .001). Normalized YBT reach distances were significantly greater for golfers than non-golfers for composite, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions on both right and left legs. Playing golf appears to be associated with better grip and both static and dynamic balance in 65–79 year olds, indicating that a study of the effects of playing golf is warranted through a larger, fully powered, longitudinal study.

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology,Rehabilitation,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Link

https://journals.humankinetics.com/downloadpdf/journals/japa/31/2/article-p257.xml

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