Effect of 8-Week of Selected Aerobic Exercises on Improving the Quality of Life in Healthy Aged Sedentary Men

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A growing literature supports the detrimental consequences of insomnia on cognitive, motor functioning and psychomotor performance such as motor and cognitive reaction time in aged populations. Thus, the purpose of the research was to investigate the effect of low intensity aerobic on perceptual motor functions in aged males with insomnia. 31 elderly males with insomnia were randomly assigned to either exercise (n=16) or control groups (n=15). Exercise group engaged in 30 min of aerobic exercise 3 times per week for 16 weeks with intensity of 40-50% of maximal heart rate. Perceptual motor functions and self-reported sleep quality were assessed at baseline and at 16 weeks by the Vienna System Test and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) respectively. Independent and dependent t-tests were used to analyze the data. It was suggested that both motor and cognitive reaction time were improved after exercise training (p=0.001), meanwhile no significant change was found in the control group (p≥0.05). Furthermore, quality of sleep was improved significantly in the exercise group (p=0.001). Although insomnia could result in perceptual motor functions in aged populations, the aerobic exercise would alleviate the deleterious effect of insomnia in decisive task among elderly. The result raises the possibility that doing the light aerobic exercise may be a key strategy for increasing the potentials of perceptual motor functions of aged population.

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Low Intensity Aerobic Exercise Improves the Motor Perceptual Functions in Aged Males with Insomnia

Jamshidi¹,

Seghatoleslami²,

Salmanpour³

2018

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“…One of the current problems facing the international community is the issue of overweight and obesity, which has led to the development of metabolic syndrome such as diabetes and has incurred economic and social costs (Amini, Mirmoezzi, Salmanpour, & Khorshidi, 2018;Taheri & Irandoust, 2017). The positive effects of aerobic exercise on the improvement of metabolic syndrome have been shown in many studies, but the effectiveness of exercise training along with food interventions has been less widely studied (Ahmed & Haboubi, 2010).…”

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Effect of Aerobic Exercise and Omega-3 Supplementation on psychological aspects and Sleep Quality in Prediabetes Elderly Women

Taheri¹,

Irandost²,

Mirmoezzi³

et al. 2018

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Overweight and obesity along with complications such as psychological variables and sleep disturbance are important issues that have threatened the community of the elderly. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of aerobic training and omega-3 supplementation on the psychological aspects and quality of sleep in prediabetes elderly women. The subjects consisted of 28 obese women with an average age of 63.1 ± 2.7 years; BMI ≥30; weight 75-80 kg who were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two groups: aerobic training/ Omega-3 supplement (ATS) and aerobic training group (AT). DASS questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to assess the psychological aspects (stress, anxiety and depression) and quality of sleep before and after intervention. Dependent and independent t-test was used to analyze the data. The results suggested that psychological aspects (stress, anxiety and depression) and quality of sleep were significantly improved in both groups (p≤0.05) while no significant difference was found in the variables in the two groups (p≥0.05). Aerobic exercise has a significant effect on sleep quality and psychological aspects of pre-diabetic elderly and omega 3 supplementation doesn't inset positive effects on quality of sleep.

“…The extended life expectancy among aged population has been reported globally due to medical advances (Amini, Mirmoezzi, Salmanpour, & Khorshidi, 2018;Mohammadi, Allahyari, Darvishpoor Kakhaki, & Saraei, 2018) based on evidences, there is an accelerating rate of aging population by2032 in Iran and the growth rate of the population above age 50 is projected to grow up to 25%-30% of the total population (Mirzaei & Shams, 2007). Given the increased life expectancy among the Iran in an elderly population, reported by WHO, It's necessary to have appropriate plans to mitigate the health related risk factors in the population.…”

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The Effects of Aquatic Isometric and Isotonic Resistance Exercises on Fatigue Index of Aged Men

Mirmoezzi¹,

Yousefi²,

Salmanpour³

2018

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Fatigue is a common symptom of aging that may be attributed to a decline in normal functioning. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate whether aquatic isometric and isotonic resistance exercises improve the fatigue index in aged men. Forty-elderly men were volunteered to participate in the study and were randomized into two groups of either Exercise (n=20; 70.6±2.3 years) or control group (n=20; 68.8±3.8 years). Blood Lactate Acid Concentration (BLC) and maximal tolerance to treadmill walking (MTW) were measured before and after exercise intervention. Exercise group (EG) underwent 10 weeks of exercises (3 days per week), while the control group received no specific exercise program. All exercises were performed 2 Sets of 15 Repetitions at 70 percent of subjects' peak strength. ANCOVA test was used to analyze the data at the significance level of 0.05. The results indicated that EG had Improvement in post-test fatigue index compared to CG [18.82% for BLC (mg/Lit) and 19.18% for MTW (hr.)] while the rate was not sustained by the CG. It was also suggested that a combination of aquatic isometric and isotonic exercises improves the level of elderly fatigue index in both MWT (p= 0.019) and BLC (p= 0.001) compared to the control group. It appears that aquatic isometric and isotonic resistance exercises stimulates improvements in measures of fatigue index in men or aged men.