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T1 The Effects of Age, Organized Physical Activity and Sedentarism on Fitness in Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study
A1 Gomez Bruton, Alejandro
A1 Navarrete Villanueva, David
A1 Pérez Gómez, Jorge
A1 Vila Maldonado, Sara
A1 Gesteiro, Eva
A1 Gusi, Narcís
A1 Villa Vicente, José Gerardo
A1 Espino, Luis
A1 González Gross, Marcela
A1 Casajús, José Antonio
A1 Ara, Ignacio
A1 Gómez Cabello, Alba
A1 Vicente Rodríguez, Germán
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Deporte
K1 Educación Física
K1 Aging
K1 Elderly
K1 Exercise
K1 Muscle
K1 Health
AB [EN] The aims of the present study were (1) to describe the changes in physical fitness during an 8 year follow-up in a large sample of Spanish adults aged 65 or over that are initially engaged in organized physical activity (OPA), (2) to compare fitness changes according to different age groups (65 to 69 vs. 70 to 74 vs. ≥75 years-old), (3) to evaluate the independent and combined effects of changes in OPA engagement and sitting time (ST) on physical fitness. A total of 642 (147 males) noninstitutionalized over 65 years-old participants completed the EXERNET battery fitness tests and completed a validated questionnaire from which information regarding OPA and ST were collected. All participants completed evaluations in 2008–2009 and in 2016–2017. An impairment of fitnessrelated variables happens after 65 years of age in both males and females, with the older participants (≥75), showing the largest decreases. Males who continued performing OPA demonstrated lower decreases in balance, leg flexibility and agility when compared to those who stopped performing OPA during the follow-up. Females who continued performing OPA demonstrated lower decreases of all variables except for balance when compared to those who stopped performing OPA during the follow-up.
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19405
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19405
NO Gomez-Bruton, A., Navarrete-Villanueva, D., Pérez-Gómez, J., Vila-Maldonado, S., Gesteiro, E., Gusi, N., Villa-Vicente, J. G., Espino, L., Gonzalez-Gross, M., Casajus, J. A., Ara, I., Gomez-Cabello, A., & Vicente-Rodríguez, G. (2020). The effects of age, organized physical activity and sedentarism on fitness in older adults: An 8-year longitudinal study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/IJERPH17124312
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 19-may-2024