1. PURPOSE
Physical Activity Promotion among
New Brunswick Senior Citizens
Hayoung Cho
Director, Melanie M. Ford
• Promote active lifestyle utilizing
exercise classes to increase
strength, balance, and flexibility.
• Evaluate a 13 week exercise
program implemented to attract
consistent members every week
• Facilitate a group based exercise
program and raise self-efficacy for
exercise
New Brunswick
Senior Citizen
Resource Center
• The prevalence of disability among
Seniors between 60-69 years old is
increasing
• An SBT (strength balance and
training) program proved effectively
as a long-term successful program
• Increase in strength, flexibility, and
balance through the use of
Therabands™
Collect data through
sign-in sheets
Measure
improvements
through cross-
sectional surveys
Practice same
exercise routines
every week
Evaluate through
feedbacks
Strength training
FlexibilityBalance
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Strength
Training
Flexibility balance
Strength, Flexibility, and balance
increase among 15 senior members in
13 weeks
Week 1-5
Week 6-10
Week 7-13
• Based on promotion of class
through a lunch and learn, the
program has been successful
for senior members
• Increase in strength, balance,
and flexibility was shown
• Conduct final survey to reach
goal of program
• I would like to thank my
director Melanie M. Ford for
the constant support in the
exercise program
• I would also like to thank the
staff at NBSRC and the senior
members for all their hard
word and dedication
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Happy Senior Citizens photo by Google Images by CashCrateDana
SIGNIFICANCE
METHODOLOGY OUTCOME
EVALUATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS