Table 1:

Changes in health-related fitness after 12 wk of the Korean traditional dance program

Variables	Period	Group		t	P
		Exercise	Control
Grip strength (kg)	Pre	16.76±3.89	19.37±3.70	−1.236	0.242
	Post	20.54±2.92	16.55±3.16	2.366	0.037*
Sit-and-reach (cm)	Pre	28.93±7.25	24.50±5.13	1.248	0.238
	Post	33.14±8.67	24.83±4.75	2.086	0.061
Back scratch (cm)	Pre	5.00±2.38	3.00±1.55	1.758	0.107
	Post	10.00±4.40	1.83±0.98	4.429	0.001**
One leg balance with eyes close (sec)	Pre	3.71±1.80	5.83±2.93	−1.601	0.138
	Post	5.00±3.46	4.83±2.86	0.094	0.927
2-minute steps (reps)	Pre	82.86±9.79	91.33±7.89	−1.697	0.118
	Post	89.29±11.46	76.83±36.00	0.871	0.402
Chair stand (reps/30 sec)	Pre	12.86±1.95	13.00±1.90	−0.133	0.896
	Post	26.14±5.27	12.83±1.83	5.854	<0.001***

Data are presented as means±standard deviations

^*P<0.05,

^**P<0.01,

^***P<0.001; tested by Independent t-tests