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Effects of a one-year exercise training program in adults over 70 years old: a study with a control group

Deley, Gaëlle, Kervio, Gaëlle, Van Hoecke, Jacques, Verges, Bénédicte, Grassi, Bruno, Casillas, Jean-Marie·2007·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
DOI 10.1007/bf03324707
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Background and aims Exercise training is known to improve exercise tolerance in elderly subjects. Therefore the present study aimed at investigating the effects of one year of combined endurance and resistance training in healthy older people.Methods After baseline evaluation, subjects were assigned to either the training group (n=24, age 77.2+/-3.6) or the control group (n=16, age 76.1+/-4.8). Subjects in the control group did not change anything in their everyday activities, whereas subjects in the training group underwent moderately intensive combined exercise training, 3 hours a week over the course of one year. Breath-by-breath oxygen uptake and heart rate were measured at each workload during the symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test. Performance on the 6-minute (6-MWT) and 200-meter (200-MWT) walk tests was registered and maximal strength was measured on knee extensor and plantar flexor muscles.Results After training, oxygen uptake was significantly increased, both at the ventilatory threshold (+11.6%, p<0.01) and at the end of exercise (+14.8%, p<0.001). The distance walked in 6 min (+10%, p<0.001), the time required to cover 200 m (-7.3%, p<0.001) and the maximal muscle strength (+15.2% and +17.4% for knee extensors and plantar flexors respectively, p<0.05) also improved after training. All these parameters had not significantly changed in the control group after the one-year period.Conclusions The results of the present study show that one year of combined exercise training is well-tolerated and improves aerobic capacity, performance on field tests and muscle strength in healthy subjects over 70 years old.

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Authors
Deley, G., Kervio, G., Van Hoecke, J., Verges, B., Grassi, B., & Casillas, J.-M.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Université Rennes 1 (FR)
  • University of Milan (IT)
Corresponding author
Deley, Gaëlle
ORCID
Venue
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2007-08
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
310-315
ISSN
  • 1594-0667 (ISSN-L)
  • 1720-8319
DOI
10.1007/bf03324707
OpenAlex
W2016499305
Cited by
66
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI
22.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
Keywords
exercise training, older adults, endurance training, resistance training, cardiorespiratory fitness, oxygen consumption, ventilatory threshold, muscle strength, knee extensors, plantar flexors, walking performance, 6-minute walk test, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, healthy aging
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Endurance, Respiratory Physiological Phenomena, Exercise, Walking, Muscle Strength

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