Abstract.
[Purpose] This study’s purpose was to determine the effects of a home-based exercise program on functional fitness and total cholesterol in elderly women. [Methods] Twenty-two elderly women were divided into an exercise group (12 females; average age: 71.00 years; average height: 151.75 cm; average weight: 55.05 kg) and a control group (10 females; average age: 72.42; average height: 149.71 cm; average weight: 58.14 kg) and the exercise group performed a home-based exercise program three times per week for 8 weeks. For the exercise program, a 10-minute warm-up, 40-minute main exercise, and 10-minute cool-down were conducted. Functional fitness (upper extremity muscle strength, lower extremity muscle strength, upper extremity flexibility, lower extremity flexibility, static balance, and cardiorespiratory endurance) and total cholesterol were measured prior to and after the exercise intervention.