NCT03901677

Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Awereeness

Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Body Awareness of Younger Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Tai chi exercises on balance and body awareness in younger adults. Forty-two healthy subjects between the ages of 18-25 who do not have any restriction to exercise participate in our study. After recording the sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects, static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evaluated. Kinesthetic Ability Trainer will be used to assess static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evulated with Body Awareness Questionnaire. All assessments will be done before and 12 weeks after the tai chi exercise. Tai-chi training will be performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week totally 12 weeks.

Detailed description

Tai-chi training was performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise was 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention was paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration was achieved. Slow and controlled movements were carried out by a specialized physiotherapist

Conditions

• Young Adult

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tai-chi training	Group exercise apply with physiotherapist

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-08
• Primary completion: 2019-04-02
• Completion: 2019-05-02
• First posted: 2019-04-03
• Last updated: 2020-04-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)