PMID- 16636856
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071018
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 1439-6319 (Print)
IS  - 1439-6319 (Linking)
VI  - 100
IP  - 5
DP  - 2007 Jul
TI  - Long-term strength training for community-dwelling people over 75: impact on 
      muscle function, functional ability and life style.
PG  - 535-42
AB  - The objective was to determine the impact of a 1-year mixed strength-training 
      programme on muscle function, functional ability, physical activity and life 
      style. Twice-a-week hospital-based exercise classes and a once-a-week home 
      session were conducted. Nineteen healthy community-dwelling training (T) men 
      (76.6 +/- 3.1 years), 19 women (77.5 +/- 4.0 years) and 20 matched controls (C) 
      participated in this study. Training was given with a two multi-gym machines for 
      the lower limbs (Sitting calf and Leg press, TECHNOGYM, Italy) at 60% of the 
      repetition maximum (1 RM) and at home it was with elastic bands. The following 
      were the measurements made: muscle function-maximum isometric strength of the 
      knee extensors (KE) and ankle plantar flexors (PF) measured with a Cybex Norm 
      dynamometer, leg extensor power (LEP) with the Nottingham Power Rig; functional 
      abilities-functional reach, chair rise, bed rise, 6-min walking test, stair 
      climbing, get up and go, one-leg standing; physical activity-aerobic activities 
      over 3 MET intensity (AA3), intensity classes; life-style-mean daily energy 
      expenditure (MDEE). Significant gains in muscle function and functional abilities 
      in both training females and males were observed, but females improved 
      significantly more than males. Males (T + C) showed higher AA3 times than females 
      (T + C) (P = 0.02), with females significantly more involved in light-intensity 
      activities. We observed a 60% increase (t = 2.45) in AA3 time in T, but no 
      increase in C. Trained males increased Class 2 physical activity time by 146% (t 
      = 2.82) and trained females by 16% (t = 2.23). MDEE increased by 10% (t=2.62) in 
      trained males. Our long-term mixed programme can improve muscle function and 
      functional abilities in elderly females and functional abilities in males. It can 
      positively affect the amount of habitual physical activity and the life-style of 
      males and females over 75.
FAU - Capodaglio, Paolo
AU  - Capodaglio P
AD  - UO Neuroriabilitazione, Fondazione Maugeri IRCCS, via Boezio 28, 27100 Pavia, 
      Italy. pcapodaglio@fsm.it
FAU - Capodaglio Edda, Maria
AU  - Capodaglio Edda M
FAU - Facioli, Marco
AU  - Facioli M
FAU - Saibene, Francesco
AU  - Saibene F
LA  - eng
PT  - Controlled Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20060425
PL  - Germany
TA  - Eur J Appl Physiol
JT  - European journal of applied physiology
JID - 100954790
SB  - IM
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Aging/*physiology
MH  - Ankle/physiology
MH  - Energy Metabolism/physiology
MH  - Exercise/physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isometric Contraction/physiology
MH  - Knee/physiology
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Muscle Strength/*physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
MH  - Physical Education and Training
MH  - Physical Fitness/*physiology
MH  - Postural Balance/physiology
MH  - Range of Motion, Articular/physiology
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Torque
MH  - Walking/physiology
EDAT- 2006/04/26 09:00
MHDA- 2007/10/19 09:00
CRDT- 2006/04/26 09:00
PHST- 2006/03/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/04/26 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/10/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/04/26 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00421-006-0195-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Appl Physiol. 2007 Jul;100(5):535-42. doi: 10.1007/s00421-006-0195-8. Epub 
      2006 Apr 25.