The ECW/TW ratio increases in the lower leg with age. The results suggest that the expansion of ECW relative to ICW and the LV masked actual muscle cell atrophy with aging.

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This study evaluated the validity of the total energy expenditure (TEE) estimated using uniaxial (ACCuni) and triaxial (ACCtri) accelerometers in the elderly. Thirty-two healthy elderly (64-87 years) participated in this study. TEE was measured using the doubly labeled water (DLW) method (TEE(DLW)). TEE(ACCuni) (6.79 +/- 1.08 MJ day(-1)) was significantly lower than TEE(DLW) (7.85 +/- 1.54 MJ day(-1)) and showed wider limits of agreement (-3.15 to 1.12 MJ day(-1)) with a smaller correlation coefficient (r = 0.703). TEE(ACCtri) (7.88 +/- 1.27 MJ day(-1)) did not differ from TEE(DLW) and showed narrower limits of agreement (-1.64 to 1.72 MJ day(-1)) with a larger correlation coefficient (r = 0.835, P < 0.001). The estimated intensities of light activities were significantly lower with ACCuni. Greater mediolateral acceleration was observed during 6-min walk tests. The results suggest that ACCtri is a better choice than ACCuni for assessing TEE in the elderly.

Visual Reaction Time (RT) was measured by presenting three different sizes of stimulus to the central and peripheral fields of vision in 6 soccer players and 6 nonathletes. An electromyogram was recorded from the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle of the responding forearm. Peripheral visual RT was longer in comparison to central visual RT due to an increment in Premotor Time. The soccer players showed shorter Premotor Times during central and peripheral visual RT tasks than nonathletes, suggesting that the soccer players are better able to respond quickly to a stimulus presented to peripheral as well as central positions.

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