2018 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 253-262
The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of exercises using elastic ropes by proposing an exercise program and set of gymnastics utilizing the characteristics of elastic ropes and verifying the effects of these exercises. 146 university students were the subjects of the study, and the items of the study were examination of the exercise program using the visual analog scale, psychological modification before and after the gymnastics using the two-dimensional mood scale, and the subjective and objective exercise intensity during the gymnastics. As a result: (1) The overall average values on the visual analog scale for all subjects of the study were 78.6 ± 21.4％ for attainment, 75.5 ± 20.2％ for interest, and 29.1 ± 26.2％ for danger. In particular, high values were displayed for interest, similarly to the study using elementary school students as the subjects. (2) Through research using the two-dimensional mood scale, a significant difference (p<.001) was confirmed in all items of the study before and after the gymnastics for all subjects of the study, for which vitality, pleasure, and arousal increased, while stability decreased. (3) For exercise intensity during the gymnastics, the rating of perceived exertion was 8.9 ± 1.6, and the average heart rate, which served as the subjective index for gymnastic intensity, was 102.1 ± 11.4 bpm, resulting in similarly low values for both. As described above, it was found that the proposed gymnastics can be performed by university students with interest, and a positive effect of psychological improvement can be obtained, even though the exercise intensity values were low.
