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High Intensity Interval Training Improves Physical Performance and Frailty in Aged Mice
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Sarcopenia and frailty are highly prevalent in older individuals, increasing the risk of disability and loss of independence. High intensity interval training (HIIT) may provide a robust intervention for both sarcopenia and frailty by achieving both strength and endurance benefits with lower time commitments than other exercise regimens. To better understand the impacts of HIIT during aging, we compared 24-month-old C57BL/6J sedentary mice with those that were administered 10-minute uphill treadmill HIIT sessions three times per week over 16 weeks. Baseline and end point assessments included body composition, physical performance, and frailty based on criteria from the Fried physical frailty scale. HIIT-trained mice demonstrated dramatic improvement in grip strength (HIIT 10.9% vs -3.9% in sedentary mice), treadmill endurance (32.6% vs -2.0%), and gait speed (107.0% vs 39.0%). Muscles from HIIT mice also exhibited greater mass, larger fiber size, and an increase in mitochondrial biomass. Furthermore, HIIT exercise led to a dramatic reduction in frailty scores in five of six mice that were frail or prefrail at baseline, with four ultimately becoming nonfrail. The uphill treadmill HIIT exercise sessions were well tolerated by aged mice and led to performance gains, improvement in underlying muscle physiology, and reduction in frailty.
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“those undergoing 10-min uphill treadmill, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions over 16 weeks showed significant improvements in grip strength, treadmill endurance, and gait speed, and exhibited increased muscle mass, larger muscle fiber size, and greater mitochondrial biomass [19].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Seldeen, K. L., Lasky, G., Leiker, M. M., Pang, M., Personius, K. E., & Troen, B. R.
- Affiliations
- VA Western New York Healthcare System (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Troen, Bruce Robert
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-06-17
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 429-437
- ISSN
- 1079-5006 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-535X
- OpenAlex
- W2626525317
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 5.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Rehabilitation Research and Development (RX001066)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- high-intensity interval training, frailty, sarcopenia, aging, physical performance, grip strength, treadmill endurance, walking speed, muscle fiber size, muscle mass, exercise intervention, aged mice
- MeSH terms
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Frailty, Physical Functional Performance, Animals, Body Composition, Exercise Test, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mitochondria, Muscle, Random Allocation, Absorptiometry, Photon, Muscle, Skeletal, Mice
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