PMID- 27649859 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170123 LR - 20220310 IS - 1715-5320 (Electronic) IS - 1715-5312 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 10 DP - 2016 Oct TI - Exercise prescription to reverse frailty. PG - 1112-1116 AB - Frailty is a clinical geriatric syndrome caused by physiological deficits across multiple systems. These deficits make it challenging to sustain homeostasis required for the demands of everyday life. Exercise is likely the best therapy to reverse frailty status. Literature to date suggests that pre-frail older adults, those with 1-2 deficits on the Cardiovascular Health Study-Frailty Phenotype (CHS-frailty phenotype), should exercise 2-3 times a week, for 45-60 min. Aerobic, resistance, flexibility, and balance training components should be incorporated but resistance and balance activities should be emphasized. On the other hand, frail (CHS-frailty phenotype >/= 3 physical deficits) older adults should exercise 3 times per week, for 30-45 min for each session with an emphasis on aerobic training. During aerobic, balance, and flexibility training, both frail and pre-frail older adults should work at an intensity equivalent to a rating of perceived exertion of 3-4 ("somewhat hard") on the Borg CR10 scale. Resistance-training intensity should be based on a percentage of 1-repetition estimated maximum (1RM). Program onset should occur at 55% of 1RM (endurance) and progress to higher intensities of 80% of 1RM (strength) to maximize functional gains. Exercise is the medicine to reverse or mitigate frailty, preserve quality of life, and restore independent functioning in older adults at risk of frailty. FAU - Bray, Nick W AU - Bray NW AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. FAU - Smart, Rowan R AU - Smart RR AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. FAU - Jakobi, Jennifer M AU - Jakobi JM AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. FAU - Jones, Gareth R AU - Jones GR AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. AD - School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160921 PL - Canada TA - Appl Physiol Nutr Metab JT - Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme JID - 101264333 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - *Aging MH - *Evidence-Based Medicine MH - *Exercise MH - *Frail Elderly MH - Geriatric Assessment MH - *Healthy Lifestyle MH - Humans MH - *Independent Living MH - Physical Exertion MH - Physical Fitness MH - Postural Balance MH - Practice Guidelines as Topic MH - *Quality of Life MH - Range of Motion, Articular MH - Resistance Training MH - Sensation Disorders/prevention & control/therapy MH - Terminology as Topic MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - entrainement physique OT - exercice contre resistance OT - exercise prescription OT - exercise recommendations OT - exercise training OT - fragilite OT - frailty OT - prescription d'exercice OT - recommandations en matiere d'exercice physique OT - resistance exercise OT - vieillissement EDAT- 2016/09/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/01/24 06:00 CRDT- 2016/09/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/01/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1139/apnm-2016-0226 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2016 Oct;41(10):1112-1116. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0226. Epub 2016 Sep 21.