Feasibility of a Tai Chi with Thera-Band Training Program: A Pilot Study

Meiling Qi, Wendy Moyle, Cindy Jones and Benjamin Weeks
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Meiling Qi: School of Nursing, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Wendy Moyle: Nathan Campus, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
Cindy Jones: Nathan Campus, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
Benjamin Weeks: Nathan Campus, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-10

Abstract: Tai Chi, combined with Thera-band (TCTB) exercise may be associated with an improvement in health where it increases physical fitness, improves psychological well-being, and decreases pain. This paper aimed to determine the feasibility of TCTB exercise in older sedentary office workers. Forty office workers aged over 55 years participated in a pilot randomized controlled trial (i.e., 12-week TCTB exercise or Tai Chi exercise only). Feasibility of the TCTB exercise approach was ascertained through the recruitment and enrolment rate, acceptability of the study intervention by participants including retention and adherence rates, participants’ learning process, the appropriateness of data collection as well as the participants’ evaluation of the intervention. Recruitment took longer than planned, with a low recruitment rate of 2.0% (42/2020), but a high enrolment rate of 95.2% (40/42). Thirty-one participants (i.e., 77.5%) completed the intervention. Of those who completed the trial, the overall average attendance was reported as 85.2%; 84.7% in the TCTB group and 85.7% in the Tai Chi only group. A total of 58.3% of participants ( n = 21) could independently practice the TCTB or Tai Chi exercise motions at the end of the learning stage. There were no missing data except for the nine participants who withdrew during the intervention. No adverse events or effects were reported, and all participants were satisfied with the 12-week exercise intervention. Results support the feasibility of a large-scale randomized controlled trial to explore the efficacy of a TCTB program for improving health in older sedentary office workers.

Keywords: strength training; Tai Chi; feasibility; physical fitness; psychological well-being; older sedentary office workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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