Effects Of Eight Methods And Five Steps Taijiquan On Executive Function Of The Elderly

Objective: Executive function belongs to cognitive function and is one of the most important functions.A large number of studies have shown that the decline in executive function can predict the occurrence of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly,and there is plasticity.Research on executive function can enable us to coordinately deal with various cognitive processes,and it has a decisive effect on our cognitive processing to effectively complete a task.Therefore,this article explores whether eight methods and five steps of Taijiquan can positively affect the executive function of the elderly through long-term intervention,and proposes feasible solutions for the decline of the executive function of the elderly in China.Provide more empirical evidence and theoretical basis for executive function training and intervention methods,and provide theoretical support for preventing the decline and decline of executive function and improving the elderly’s ability to live autonomously and quality of life.Method: The research method is experimental.According to the research purpose,30 qualified research subjects are recruited and divided into a control group and an experimental group at a ratio of 1: 1.Participants conducted Taijiquan intervention for 3 months.The control group maintained their original living conditions.The pretest and post-test data of the experiment were used to test the influence of the eight methods and five steps of Taijiquan on the executive function of the elderly.Results: Eight weeks of five-step Taijiquan intervention resulted in no significant difference between the response time of the elderly during the stroop task(p > 0.05)and the response time of the 2back task(p> 0.05).The response(p <0.05)of the task switch task was significantly improved.The accuracy of completing the stroop task,2back task,and task switch task has been significantly improved.Conclusion: After 12 weeks,the eight-step five-step Taijiquan has an improvement effect on the inhibition function and refresh function in the executive function of the elderly,but it does not improve significantly.Eight methods and five steps of Taijiquan can significantly improve the response of the conversion function in the executive function of the elderly,and it can significantly improve the correctness of the suppression function,refresh function and conversion function in the elderly’s executive function.The results show that Taijiquan can be used as a means to improve the executive function of the elderly and delay its decline.