摘要：Ladawan S, Burtscher M, Wannanon P, Leelayuwat N. TheIntensity of Qigong Exercise. JEPonline 2018;21(2):100-115. Thepurpose of this study was to investigate the intensity of Qigongexercise by measuring absolute energy expenditure (METs) andrelative indicators [i.e., percentage of rate of maximal heart rate (HRmax), peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak), oxygen consumptionreserve (VO2R)]. Ten healthy sedentary female subjects agedbetween 50 to 60 yrs randomly performed two visits of exercise; VO2peak test and Qigong exercise on 3 to 4 separate days. Expired airand heart rate (HR) were recorded for 5 min at rest, throughout thetest and Qigong exercise. During Qigong exercise, mean energyexpenditure, HR, and VO2 during Qigong exercise were 1.78 ± 0.20METs, 80.1 ± 5.97 beats·min-1, and 6.2 ± 0.69 mL·kg-1·min-1,respectively In addition, average %VO2 peak, %HR max, and%VO2R were 40.8 ± 10.2%, 48.5 ± 3.45%, and 53.8 ± 18.6,respectively. The findings indicate that Qigong exercise is a verylight- to predominately light-moderate-intensity exercise.
