Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training and Yoga on Baroreflex Sensitivity in Healthy Elderly Subjects

The aging process is associated with a decline in mitochondrial functions. Mitochondria dysfunction is involved in initiation and progression of many health problems including neuromuscular, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. It is well known that endurance exercise improves mitochondrial function, especially in the elderly. However, recent studies have demonstrated that resistance training lead also to substantial increases in mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle. A comprehensive understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in the skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptations to exercise training in healthy elderly subjects, can help practitioners to design and prescribe more effective exercise trainings.

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Effect of Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Compared With Healthy Elderly Subjects

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention ◽

10.1097/hcr.0b013e31824e16e4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 155-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Jeffery Mador ◽

Matthew Krauza ◽

Mary Shaffer

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Pulmonary Disease ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Healthy Elderly Subjects

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The Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training Frequency on Arterial Stiffness in a Hyperglycemic State in Middle-Aged and Elderly Females

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13103498 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 3498

Author(s):

Ryota Kobayashi ◽

Kenji Asaki ◽

Takeo Hashiguchi ◽

Hideyuki Negoro

Keyword(s):

Exercise Training ◽

Arterial Stiffness ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Exercise Group ◽

Aerobic Exercise Training ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Glucose Intake ◽

Training Frequency ◽

Rate Intensity

The frequency of aerobic exercise training in reducing the increase in arterial stiffness during acute hyperglycemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is unknown. The aim of the study was to determine the aerobic exercise training frequency on arterial stiffness in a hyperglycemic state in middle-aged and elderly females. Twenty healthy elderly people were randomly assigned to a two-times-a-week (T2, n = 10) and four-times-a-week (T4, n = 10) exercise group. All participants exercised for 35 min per session, which consisted of jogging exercises with a heart rate intensity of 65%. Brachial-ankle (ba), and heart-brachial (hb) pulse wave velocity (PWV) were measured before, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention; before the oral ingestion of 75-g of glucose; and 30, 60, and 90 min after ingestion. The baPWV before and 4 weeks after the intervention increased in both groups (p < 0.05), but only increased 8 weeks after intervention in the T2 group. hbPWV was unchanged before, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention in both groups. These findings show that frequent aerobic exercise suppresses the increase in arterial stiffness following glucose intake. The results of this study can be used to support the implementation of exercise programs for middle-aged and elderly patients.

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Effects of aerobic exercise training and yoga on the baroreflex in healthy elderly persons

European Journal of Clinical Investigation ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2362.1997.1340681.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 443-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

A. J. BOWMAN ◽

R. H. CLAYTON ◽

A. MURRAY ◽

J. W. REED ◽

M. M. F. SUBHAN ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Exercise Training ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Aerobic Exercise Training ◽

Elderly Persons ◽

Healthy Elderly

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Aerobic Exercise Training with Brisk Walking Increases Intestinal Bacteroides in Healthy Elderly Women

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11040868 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 868 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Morita ◽

Yokoyama ◽

Imai ◽

Takeda ◽

Ota ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Exercise Training ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Intestinal Microbiota ◽

Exercise Intervention ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Trunk Muscle ◽

Aerobic Exercise Training ◽

Brisk Walking ◽

Healthy Elderly

This study examined the effect of an exercise intervention on the composition of the intestinal microbiota in healthy elderly women. Thirty-two sedentary women that were aged 65 years and older participated in a 12-week, non-randomized comparative trial. The subjects were allocated to two groups receiving different exercise interventions, trunk muscle training (TM), or aerobic exercise training (AE). AE included brisk walking, i.e., at an intensity of ≥ 3 metabolic equivalents (METs). The composition of the intestinal microbiota in fecal samples was determined before and after the training period. We also assessed the daily physical activity using an accelerometer, trunk muscle strength by the modified Kraus–Weber (K-W) test, and cardiorespiratory fitness by a 6-min. walk test (6MWT). K-W test scores and distance achieved during the 6MWT (6MWD) improved in both groups. The relative abundance of intestinal Bacteroides only significantly increased in the AE group, particularly in subjects showing increases in the time spent in brisk walking. Overall, the increases in intestinal Bacteroides following the exercise intervention were associated with increases in 6MWD. In conclusion, aerobic exercise training that targets an increase of the time spent in brisk walking may increase intestinal Bacteroides in association with improved cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy elderly women.

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