| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 93 === Regular exercise has benefits for releasing the symptoms of asthma; however, few researches have been conducted to exam the values of Tai Chi Chuan for the asthmatic children. The purposes of this research were to investigate the effects of 12-week Tai Chi Chuan training on lung function and cardio-respiratory fitness of asthmatic students. Thirty two asthmatic students ( average age was 9.77±1.79 years and body weight was 36.66±12.59kgs) were recruited as the subjects and randomly assigned into experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). The subjects of EG had received 12 week Chen-Style Tai Chi Chuan training, 3 days per week, 45 minutes each day with the intensity of 45-60% Maximal heart rate. The CG subjects received no training except 2 hours PE class activity each week for both groups. The Lung function test of each subject was taken before training、6 and 12 weeks after training, including the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEF). The 800 meters run and walk test was measured before and after 12 weeks training. The collected data was analyzed by independent t-test and mixed two-way ANOVA and the results were as followed: 1. The FVC, FEV1 and PEF of lung function showed a significant increase (p＜0.05) in a state of rest after 12 weeks of training. 2. The increased rate of post-exercise FVC and FEV1 of EG were significantly greater than that of CG (p＜0.05) after 12 week of training. However, the ratio of improvement were not significant between EG and CG. 3. The lung function (FVC, FEV1 and PEF) after exercise with ice drink and cardiovascular fitness were not significant increase after training. The 12-week Tai Chi Chuan training showed positive effects on lung function of asthma-children in the rest state and post exercise condition.
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