PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR ENHANCING WELL - BEING OF THE ELDERLY
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This is a documentary research. The objective was to establish a training course on physical activities to promote well-being of the elderly. This research was conducted by analyzing documents, researchs related to training courses and concepts promoting physical activity. The data were analyzed by using synthesizing as the essence of the components of the physical activity training course for the enhancement of physical health for the elderly. Assessing the quality of the curriculum in terms of suitability and content validity from 5 experts using the Physical Activity Training Curriculum for Enhance the Well - being of the Elderly Evaluation Form. The research results were found that the curriculum consists of 1) Physical Activity Training Curriculum for Enhance the Well - being of the Elderly, 2) objectives, 3) procedures for conducting the activity, 4) materials and methods 5) time period and 6) evaluation of the program. There were 3 activities in this program; 1) Table Step, 2) Yoga, 3) Tai Chi. Training was scheduled for 5 days, 3 hours a day. The results of the evaluation of the suitability of the course with a face validity of 0.9, which were within the acceptable criteria to be used for enhancing the physical well-being of the elderly.
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