Exercise: Not Just for the Healthy

Carlucci, D.; Goldfine, Harvey; Ward, Ann; Taylor, Pamela; Rippe, James M.

doi:10.1080/00913847.1991.11702210

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“…One of these is the hipokinetic syndrome, a condition not well defined but seemingly caused by physical inactivity. Several investigators have studied the effects of training in elderly (2,20), and tried to ascertain the effects of training in contrast to the effects of deconditioning induced by ageing (3).…”

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Morphofunctional Modification in Elderly Individuals Practicing Competitive Endurance Sport

Sullo¹,

Brizzi²,

Cardinale³

et al. 2004

Acta Med. (Hradec Kralove, Czech Repub.)

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To investigate the modification of body composition and level of aerobic capacity in older athletes practicing competitive sport for two years consecutively, 20 elderly male endurance athletes (A) were compared with twenty elderly male subjects who practiced moderate exercise (C). Body composition analysis, physical activity and maximal aerobic power (VO2max) were measured at the beginning of the study, after twelve months and after twenty-four months in both groups. We observed significant differences in group A: body fat was significantly lower in the subjects at the first and second year than at the beginning of the study; fat-free mass (FFM) was significantly higher in the subjects at the first and second year; VO2max in every measurements was significantly higher in the subjects at the at the first and second year than at beginning of the study. Our data suggest that it is possible, even in the elderly, to reach a good level of physical fitness with appropriate training protocols for competitive sport.

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confidence: 99%

Morphofunctional Modification in Elderly Individuals Practicing Competitive Endurance Sport

Sullo¹,

Brizzi²,

Cardinale³

et al. 2004

Acta Med. (Hradec Kralove, Czech Repub.)

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“…To the best of our knowledge, little research has been conducted on the effects on subjects over 50 years of age of any form of aerobic dance exercise (8), and no previous study has assessed directly the cardiorespiratory demand in step-aerobic dance in middle-aged subjects. However, step-aerobic dance may represent an appropriate form of exercise for middle-aged and elderly persons who represent a target group for the promotion of physical activity, due to its positive relationship with health and prolonged independence (4). Hence, the present study was designed to examine the cardiovascular response to low-impact step-aerobic dance in middle-aged subjects and to determine the appropriateness of this form of exercise in ensuring safety and promoting cardiorespiratory fitness in these subjects.…”

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Cardiovascular response during low‐intensity step‐aerobic dance in middle‐aged subjects

Forte

Vito

Murphy

et al. 2001

European Journal of Sport Science

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This study examined the cardiovascular response to low-impact step-aerobic dance in older subjects and the appropriateness of low-intensity step-aerobic exercise for cardiorespiratory fitness improvement in this age group. For this purpose, 6 women and 4 men, aged 57.3 ± 5.8 and 60.7 ± 3.1 (mean ± SD) years, respectively, were recruited. Oxygen consumption ( O 2 ), pulmonary ventilation ( E), heart rate (HR), and blood lactate were measured directly on each subject during a submaximal treadmill test (85% of age predicted maximal HR) and step-aerobic classes. O 2max was predicted by extrapolation using the HR and O 2 values measured in the submaximal treadmill test. Results showed no significant differences between women and men on any of the variables with the exception of body fat and stature (p < .05). BMI (kg • m 2 ) and body fat (%) values were 27.2 ± 3.8, 25.8 ± 1.9, and 33.4 ± 5, 19.2 ± 4.1 in females and males, respectively. O 2max for the group was 34.1 ± 5.3 ml • kg -1 • min -1 . Mean O 2 and HR during the aerobic phase of the step class were 20.7 ± 3 ml • kg -1 • min -1 (61 ± 7.5% of O 2max ) and 131 ± 11 beats • min -1 (81 ± 6.2% of HR max ) and mean blood lactate values at the end of the same phase were 2.14 ± 0.7 mMol • L -1 . Results showed that the intensity of the examined exercise was within the recommended ranges for cardiorespiratory fitness improvement of 55-90% of HR max or 50-85% of O 2max (1).

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Jane Fonda, Barbara Bush and other aging bodies: Femininity and the limits of resistance

Dinnerstein

Weitz

1994

Feminist Issues

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Exercise: Not Just for the Healthy

Cited by 5 publications

References 36 publications

Morphofunctional Modification in Elderly Individuals Practicing Competitive Endurance Sport

Morphofunctional Modification in Elderly Individuals Practicing Competitive Endurance Sport

Cardiovascular response during low‐intensity step‐aerobic dance in middle‐aged subjects

Jane Fonda, Barbara Bush and other aging bodies: Femininity and the limits of resistance

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