Abstract:
As people grow older, their ability, need and life quality will change. Being old is an undeniable
certainty, but to be old and stay active and productive requires an effort of every individual. One
form of activity that can be done to make an elderly to be productive is by doing some body
movements. There are various movements in the form of gymnastics have been created with various
purposes. One of the examples is Andrie Wongso Health, Enthusiastic and Happygymnastics. This
research was conducted on the respondents aged 45-79 at Wana Mukti Gymnastic Center, Bumi Asri
Elderly Integrated Health Post and Samiaji Gymnastic Center, Tembalang Sub-district, Semarang.
The objective of this study is to find out whether Andrie Wongso Health, Enthusiastic and Happy
gymnastic training affects the changes in knee joint pain. The number of respondents used in this
study consists of 50 members of the control group and 50 members of the treatment groups. They are
analyzed by using the Quasi-Experiment design. The assessment of pain level of the respondents is
carried out in the beginning, middle and after the training takes place. Based on the training program,
the result is obtained descriptively. |
