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Among the developed countries all over the world, the main concern issue is population aging. Since people place a high value on health and care of the elderly, the promotion of community-based welfare services for the elderly has become the policy focus of Taiwan over the last decades, and also the most concerned issue in the whole world. The purpose of this study was to explore the silver-haired people differences in physical fitness between those who participated in Senior Citizens' Activity Center and those we did not. The physical fitness tested items are the seven major items of "Lohas (over 65 years old) National Fitness Test Station" which are created by the Sports Administration, Ministry of Education. The seven tested items include body mass index, waist–hip ratio, scratch back, chair seated body forward bend, biceps arm flexion, chair sitting, high knees, chair sit-wrap, and open-eye stand on right foot. This study is a cross-sectional survey, the elders in different groups are independent variables, and the various physical fitness scores are dependent variables. After collecting the fitness information from the elderly, enter it into excel for storage first. Then, use IBM to analyze the physical fitness status of those who participated in Senior Citizens' Activity Center. The category variables show the number and percentage, and the continuous variables show the average and standard deviation. Finally, use t-test to analyze and compare the average fitness variable between the silver-haired people who participated in Senior Citizens' Activity Center and those we did not. The statistically significant level of this experiment is α = 0.5. In this study, the number of people in two groups was the same, both majorities are the women. The average age of the participating seniors was 73 years, which was significantly higher than the average age of the elderly who did not participate in Senior Citizens' Activity Center. In terms of blood pressure, the average systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the experimental group were better than those of the control group. Although the physical examination results of the elderly who participated in the Senior Citizens' Activity Center were not all better than those who did not participate. But it is higher than the average, and the cardiopulmonary aerobic endurance is better than those who did not participate in Senior Citizens' Activity Center. It is speculated that most centers promote aerobics and dance, which can enhance cardiopulmonary function. In short, this study can be used as a reference for promoting physical fitness activities in the Senior Citizens' Activity Center in the future. For the physical fitness items to be strengthened, such as: softness, balance ability, plan suitable courses, strengthen muscle training with pole ball, elastic band, aerobic exercise. In order to improve the flexibility and balance of the elderly's body, reduce the risk of muscular disease or accidental fall, so as to achieve a healthy and successful elderly life. |