Neurologic Changes With Aging, Physical Activity, and Sport Participation

Leach, Sue; Ruckert, Elizabeth

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“…Moreover, we measured psychological and cognitive functioning with self-reports rather than clinicianadministered or computer-based performance measures. Finally, evidence of cognitive decline is not typical at the age that the participants in the present study were (Leach & Ruckert, 2016). Therefore, the measures used and the relatively young age of the study participants may have prevented the IG from demonstrating better psychocognitive functioning than the CG, and although the present study's intervention did not promote better psychocognitive functioning than recreational cycling, it is likely both groups were aging more successfully than less active populations.…”

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“…In addition to the obvious physical functioning benefits, the physical activity that Masters athletes engage in has shown to be associated with psychological, cognitive, and social functioning benefits such as less depression, distress, and stress; better reaction time, attention, coordination, and accuracy during daily tasks; and a higher level of perceived and actual social interaction, respectively (Eime, Young, Harvey, Charity, & Payne, 2013;Leach & Ruckert, 2016). The physical activity Masters athletes engage in has thus recently been suggested to promote successful aging across the physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning domains (Geard, Reaburn, Rebar, & Dionigi, 2017).…”

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Effects of a 12-Week Cycling Intervention on Successful Aging Measures in Mid-Aged Adults

Geard

Rebar

Dionigi

et al. 2020

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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To compare the effect of 12-weeks of cycling training and competition versus recreational cycling on successful aging across physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning domains in mid-aged adults. Methods: Recreational cyclists were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 13, M age = 47.18 years) and comparison (n = 13, M age = 46.91 years) group. Analysis of Covariance was used on self-reported pre-post data to determine changes across time and differences between groups on outcomes. Results: The intervention group scored higher on the role limitation due to physical problems measure of physical functioning (p = .045) and the social activity measure of social functioning (p = .008) with large effect sizes (ηp 2 > .14). The remaining physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning measures were not significantly different (p > .05) between groups with small to medium effect sizes (ηp 2 > .01 to ≤ .06). Conclusion: Cycling training and competition promotes better physical and social functioning than recreational cycling. This finding indicates that an intervention that incorporates the training and competition aspects of sport may promote positive outcomes that are above and beyond those that can be gained from participation in recreational physical activity. Objective measurements on larger samples across a broader range of sports are required to confirm and extend these findings.

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Effects of a 12-Week Cycling Intervention on Successful Aging Measures in Mid-Aged Adults

Geard

Rebar

Dionigi

et al. 2020

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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“…In a different study investigating the effects of the Plates exercises on the elderly population, Bird and Fell (2014) reported a significant increase in the balance and strength skills of elderly people participating in 12-month plate exercises. Leach and Ruckert (2016), as a result of their scanning research in daily work of elderly people, reported that sporting activities such as cycling, swimming, running and playing tennis play a positive role in parameters such as reaction, attention, coordination and success. Similarly, Hornikova et al"s study (2018) with a total of 18 participants aged 60 years and over (7 of them were table tennis players and 11 of them were the sedentary control group) reported that the quickness scores of the elderly people who were interested in table tennis were higher than in the sedantary control group.…”

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The Importance of Sport in Aging Process

Göksu¹,

Yüksek²,

Ayan³

et al. 2019

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The goal of the current study is to investigate the effects of past and current participation in sport and exercise on physical fitness levels of the elderly.In the current study, the participants were 849 males over the age of 60 who do daily life activities independently and do not have any serious health problems. Participants in the study were divided into 4 groups; those who did sports in their youth and now; (YYOY), those who did sports in theır youth, but now don’t do it now; (YYON), those who didn’t do sports in their youth but now do; (YNOY), and those who have never done any sports; (YNON). A personal information form was used for determine their relationships with sport earlier in life and and now. The protocol of Senior Fitness Test (SFT) consisting of 6 different stations was used to determine of physical fitness levels of participants. The One Way Anova and LSD test was used to analyse variables of differences between groups according to participation in sport early in life and now and the threshold for significance level was 0.05.There was statistically significant differences between physical fitness parameters of the groups “those who did sports in their younth, but now don't" (YYON) and ““Those who didi sports in their youth and now" (YYOY), only. The groups of “those who did sports, but now don't" (YYON) and “have never done sports" (YNON) have the lowest physical fitness levels (p<0,05).Physıcal exercise in terms of sports and exercises have positive effects on physical fitness levels but if the sport is not a life style, physical fitness levels from the exercise will be lost over time. Starting from this point of view, the expression “It doesn't matter what you did yesterday, what you’re doing today matters" is extremely important in relation to exercise and sport.

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“…Aunque es un tema mucho menos estudiado que la salud, los pocos estudios sobre funcionamiento cognitivo de los atletas veteranos involucrados en deportes competitivos destacan en general una mejora de las capacidades cognitivas-perceptivas en comparación con otros mayores no deportistas (Zhao, Tranovic, DeAngelo, Kontos, & Wright, 2016). Concretamente, se evidencia un tiempo de reacción menor y mejores puntuaciones en tareas de memoria verbal y de trabajo, fluidez verbal, categorización, coordinación y atención en comparación con personas mayores de la misma edad, sexo y educación, pero que no practican deporte (Leach, & Ruckert, 2016).…”

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La participación de los atletas veteranos en deportes competitivos: ¿El ideal de envejecimiento activo?

Cannella

Villar

2019

Kairós Geronto

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La participación de los atletas veteranos en deportes competitivos: ¿El ideal de envejecimiento activo? The participation of Master athletes in competitive sports: An ideal of active aging? A participação de atletas veteranos em esportes competitivos: O ideal do envelhecimento ativo? Valentina Cannella Feliciano Villar Posada RESUMEN: En los últimos años se ha asistido a un aumento de la participación en disciplinas deportivas competitivas durante la vejez. El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar si los atletas veteranos mayores pueden considerarse un ideal de envejecimiento activo. Para ello, se exploran tanto los factores determinantes como el impacto de la práctica de deportes competitivos entre atletas mayores. Finalmente se ofrece una visión crítica que resalta la problematicidad de la entronización de este colectivo como ejemplo de "buen envejecer".

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Neurologic Changes With Aging, Physical Activity, and Sport Participation

Cited by 5 publications

References 37 publications

Effects of a 12-Week Cycling Intervention on Successful Aging Measures in Mid-Aged Adults

Effects of a 12-Week Cycling Intervention on Successful Aging Measures in Mid-Aged Adults

The Importance of Sport in Aging Process

La participación de los atletas veteranos en deportes competitivos: ¿El ideal de envejecimiento activo?

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