Home-Based Physical Activity as a Healthy Aging Booster before and during COVID-19 Outbreak

Maio, Marianna De; Bratta, Cecilia; Iannaccone, A; Castellani, Loriana; Foster, Carl; Cortis, Cristina; Fusco, Andrea

doi:10.3390/ijerph19074317

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“…Given that Salat may be a good alternative to moderate physical activity (18,23,29), the older persons may spend 50-80 min in a day while offering Salat. This will be in compliance with the WHO's recommendations of moderate aerobic activity for older persons (4,35,36).…”

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Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population

Alam

Ullah²,

Jan³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundDecline in cardio-metabolic health, immunity, and physical activity is associated with old age. Old people also find it difficult to engage in structured exercise programs. Therefore, there is a need to investigate common daily chores as an alternative for exercise that may also help in maintaining cardio-metabolic and immune health.ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate whether Salat, an obligatory Islamic prayer involving various physical movements and closely resembling yoga, enhances the benefits conferred by the current guidelines for physical activity.MethodsA total of 30 overweight adults (mean (SD) age of 53.5 (8.7) years) participated in this study. For a 4-week duration, we compared the effects of Salat before/after meals (Pre-MS/Post-MS) on selected immunological and metabolic parameters in serum samples. We also compared the effects of both Pre-MS/Post-MS regimens in young and old subjects to observe any age-related effects.ResultsMost of the baseline metabolic parameters and the count of immune cells were normal. Post-MS resulted in a significant reduction in body weight and percent body fat (%BF). Overall, Post-MS resulted in a clear leukocytosis with a significant increase in granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes. When analyzing the lymphocyte compartment, a clear numerical increase was noted for T, B, and NK cells. The number of CD8+ T cells showed a statistically significant increase. Similarly, Post-MS induced leukocytosis in both young and old individuals, while the increase in granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes was statistically significant in old subjects only.ConclusionThis study demonstrated that the Islamic obligatory and congressional Salat practice is capable of mimicking desirable pro-immune and pro-metabolic health effects.Clinical trial registration(UMIN000048901).

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Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population

Alam

Ullah²,

Jan³

et al. 2022

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“…In other studies conducted in different countries during the pandemic of COVId-19, the pandemic had a significant impact on the change of habits and psychological wellbeing of populations in different manners (e.g., smoking, physical activity, eating habits) 4 ( 21 – 28 ).…”

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Impact of the Pandemic on Selected Aspects of Health-Promoting Attitudes in 2020–2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Kułak-Bejda

Bejda

Kułak

et al. 2022

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IntroductionIn the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, people began to change both their health-promoting and anti-health behaviors.Aim of the PaperTo assess the impact of the pandemic on selected health-promoting attitudes.MethodsThe cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2020 to September 2021. We have used the author's survey questionnaire and the standardized Wellness Behaviors Inventory (WBI). The questionnaires were given to respondents in paper versions to fill it.ResultsThe study group included 600 urban residents aged 32–73. Based on the opinions of the respondents, during the pandemic, the following activities increased the most: hand washing (93.3%), eating sweets and snacks (80%), and surfing the Internet (60%). An increase in drug/legal use was reported by 13.3%, with no indication of a decrease or no change in consumption of the above. The overall WBI index for all subjects before the pandemic was 81.3 ± 20.2 points, and the increase significantly (p < 0.001) during the pandemic was 87.7 ± 16.7 points. In addition, an increase in preferred eating habits was found (from 19.5 ± 6.4 to 21.1 ± 6.9 points; p < 0.001), preferred prophylactic behaviors (from 21.1 ± 6.0 to 22.7 ± 5.2 points; p < 0.001) and level of presented health practices during the pandemic (from 20.3 ± 5.1 to 24.7 ± 2.7 points; p < 0.001), and a decrease significantly (p < 0.001) in the degree of positive mental attitude (from 20.3 ± 5.4 points to 19.3 ± 4.9 points).ConclusionsRespondents generally rated their own and their family's health as worse during the pandemic period, and this trend continued when broken down by gender, cohabitant, place of residence, and education. According to the largest group of respondents, the frequency of handwashing, eating sweets and snacks, surfing the Internet, and using drugs/legal highs increased the most during the pandemic. The overall WBI index for all respondents before and during the pandemic was slightly higher during the pandemic period. Monitoring health behavior during a pandemic is essential for prevention and health care institutions. Further studies are needed to assess the long-term impact of the pandemic on pro-and anti-health behavior of people.

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“…There are several benefits of doing physical exercise identified in this literature review, namely physical, psychological and social benefits. Maio et al (2022) stated that the combination of balance and muscle-strengthening training has proven to be particularly useful in limiting falls and mobility limitations of older people, In addition, Goethals et al (2020) mentioned that physical exercise affect the level of independence and physically active.Regular physical exercise can help activate Nuclear Respiratory Factor 2 (Nrf2) in the myocardium and various damaged tissues (Moccia al., 2020).Hypertensive older people experience chronic systemic inflammation so it is necessary to do regular physical exercise to stimulate the work of Nrf2 to repair damaged tissue.…”

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Physical Exercise for Older People with Hypertension in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

Sari¹,

Prastikanala²,

Sari

2022

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The older people with hypertension are one of the populations that have a susceptibility to COVID-19. Physical exercise activities are postponed, so the older people must adapt to this situation.This literature review aims to describe the physical exercise conditions of the older people with hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic.The method used is a literature review by analyzing several relevant articles to answer the purpose of study. The online databases used are Science Direct, ProQuest, and Pubmed from 2019 to 2022. The keywords used to sort articles in this study are: (1) older people, (2) physical exercise, (3) hypertension, and (4) COVID-19. There were ten selected articles that analyzed. There are three main themes found in this literature review, namely (1) the types of physical exercise for the older people with hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) the benefits of physical exercise for the older people with hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (3) the methods of carrying out physical exercise for the older people with hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results can be used as a basis for providing nursing care during to control blood pressure and quality of life of the older people with hypertension.

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Home-Based Physical Activity as a Healthy Aging Booster before and during COVID-19 Outbreak

Cited by 21 publications

References 102 publications

Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population

Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population

Impact of the Pandemic on Selected Aspects of Health-Promoting Attitudes in 2020–2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Physical Exercise for Older People with Hypertension in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

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