Effect of different conditioning methods of traditional Chinese health exercise on lung function in healthy middle-aged and elderly people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung function is highly age-dependent as it decreases in varying degrees with age, even in healthy people. Decreased lung function results in less elastic lung tissue, reduced chest wall compliance, reduced area for gas exchange, and even a variety of chronic diseases. Traditional Chinese health exercise (TCHE) has three components: "breath regulation," "body regulation," and "heart regulation," which play an important role in the improvement of lung function. However, which component has the most significant effect on lung functioning remains unclear. Therefore, depending on the modality of conditioning, TCHEs will be divided into three exercise intervention groups: breath regulation group, body regulation group, and heart regulation group, in order to explore the magni

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8721470 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature