Kasetsart Senior Club Hosts Sarcopenia Awareness Event for Elderly
Kasetsart University's Senior Club and Faculty of Nursing held a health promotion event for 60 elderly participants focusing on sarcopenia awareness and prevention. The "KU Synergy" project combined expert lectures, health screenings, exercise sessions, and intergenerational activities to promote muscle health, proper nutrition, and active aging. The initiative reflects the university's commitment to preventive healthcare and building connections across generations in Thailand's aging society.
Kasetsart University's Senior Club, together with the Faculty of Nursing, organized an academic health promotion event for the elderly under the "KU Synergy: Strong Body, Connecting Hearts Across Generations, Weaving Cultural Threads" project. The event focused on building knowledge about elderly care, particularly sarcopenia — the loss of muscle mass and strength with age — which affects physical function, balance, fall risk, and daily living abilities. Experts emphasized that sarcopenia can be prevented and slowed through regular strength exercise, adequate protein intake, and consistent health habits.
The event took place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Kampon Adulwitthaya Meeting Room in the 50th Anniversary Varani Building at Kasetsart University. Associate Professor Bapith Charuphan, Vice President of the Senior Club, opened the event alongside Associate Professor Police Lieutenant General Dr. Saisamon Chaleykitti, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing. Police Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Waraporn Charoenphon from the Police Hospital delivered a special lecture titled "Beyond Lifespan: Muscle Health and the Future of Longevity," covering muscle health and strategies for healthy longevity.
Beyond academic sessions, the event provided health screening and assessments for 60 participants, including vital signs, fall risk evaluation, muscle strength testing via calf circumference measurement, and activities like "Dance to Slow Aging, Improve Balance" to promote movement. Sessions also addressed sedentary behavior as a health risk for seniors. Nursing faculty, experts, staff, and second-year nursing students collaborated to deliver physical and mental health promotion alongside cultural heritage activities, fostering warm intergenerational learning and connection.
The "KU Synergy" initiative reflects Kasetsart University's integration of academic knowledge, academic service, and social value creation, prioritizing preventive health, preparation for an aging society, and intergenerational relationships to help the elderly maintain independence, health, and happiness.
