Results of Short Term Isotonic and Isometric Exercise Programs in Persons over Sixty*

Perkins, Lois C.; Kaiser, Helen

doi:10.1093/ptj/41.9.633

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“…There are fewer studies of the effects of strengthen ing exercise in older adults than of aerobic exercise (2,4,5,7,27,28,33,45,46,49,58,60,67,70,71). Most studies are small, nonrandomized trials of a few months of resistance training, although a randomized controlled trial was recently reported (28).…”

Section: Effects Of Exercisementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Almost all studies report that resistance training increases the strength of older adults (46,91). Earlier studies of low and moderate intensity resistance training reported modest increases (10-25%) in strength with exercise (7,60,67,71). More recent studies in healthy adults (28,49) and frail adults (46,47) showed that more vigorous exercise produces far greater gains in strength (100-200% in a three-month training program).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effects of Physical Activity on Health Status in Older Adults II: Intervention Studies

Buchner

Beresford²,

Larson³

et al. 1992

Annu. Rev. Public Health

253

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This review has focused on a specific part of the relationship of exercise to health. The overall evidence supporting the health benefits of exercise is substantial and has been critically reviewed recently (18, 94). Thus, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adults exercise regularly (94). The conclusions summarized below regarding older adults do not affect this basic recommendation. There is solid evidence that exercise can improve measures of fitness in older adults, particularly strength and aerobic capacity. These exercise effects occur in chronically ill adults, as well as in healthy adults. Because physical fitness is a determinant of functional status, it is logical to ask whether exercise can prevent or improve impairments in functional status in older adults. The evidence that exercise improves functional status is promising, but inconclusive. Problems with existing studies include a lack of randomized controlled trials, a lack of evidence that effects of exercise can be sustained over long periods of time, inadequate statistical power, and failure to target physically unfit individuals. Existing studies suggest that exercise may produce improvements in gait and balance. Arthritis patients may experience long-term functional status benefits from exercise, including improved mobility and decreased pain symptoms. Nonrandomized trials suggest exercise promotes bone mineral density and thereby decreases fracture risk. Recent studies have generally concluded that short-term exercise does not improve cognitive function. Yet the limited statistical power of these studies does not preclude what may be a modest, but functionally meaningful, effect of exercise on cognition. Future research, beyond correcting methodologic deficiencies in existing studies, should systematically study how functional status effects of exercise vary with the type, intensity, and duration of exercise. It should address issues in recruiting functionally impaired older adults into exercise studies, issues in promoting long-term adherence to exercise, and whether the currently low rate of exercise-related injuries in supervised classes can be sustained in more cost-effective interventions that require less supervision.

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Section: Effects Of Exercisementioning

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Section: Effects Of Exercisementioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Physical Activity on Health Status in Older Adults II: Intervention Studies

Buchner

Beresford²,

Larson³

et al. 1992

Annu. Rev. Public Health

253

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“…Regular programs of graded physical activity and exercise within the capabilities of elderly persons have been recommended to help prevent or reverse the problem of hypokinetic disease (7,11,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19). Many of the elderly have participated in exercise programs in conjunction with research studies.…”

Section: Benefits Ofgeriatric Activity Programsmentioning

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“…Walking, calisthenics, and rhythmic movements such as riding a stationary bicycle were typical modes of exercise in these studies. Improvement in numerous areas, particularly functional mobility, strength, and the cardiovascular-respiratory systems led to an increased sense of well-being (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25).…”

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Role of Physical Therapists in Physical Activity Programs in Nursing Homes: A Survey

Skeist¹

1980

J American Geriatrics Society

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A survey was conducted to help define the role of physical therapists in physical activity programs in nursing homes. Questionnaires were completed by 64 physical therapists working in nursing homes of 130--150 bed capacity. The major factors studied were employment status, work-time at the facility, interprofessional relationships, and available equipment and space. Of the respondents, 43.7 percent were involved in physical activity programs, the most common roles being staff instruction and consultation. Only a small percentage of the time was used for programs; most of the time was occupied with individual physical therapy treatment. The principal types of programs with physical therapist involvement were ambulation and gait training, bed exercises, and general group exercises. Equipment and space seemed adequate. Physical therapists were likely to be involved in physical activity programs if: 1) they were employed by the nursing homes, were paid on a salary basis, worked at the nursing homes full-time or nearly full-time, and did not work elsewhere; 2) such programs were mentioned during discussion of the work agreement; and 3) the coordinator of the physical activity programs was an occupational therapist or a nurse rather than an activities director or recreational therapist.

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“…Study results have shown that the elderly can im prove their overall health (physiologically and psychologically) by engaging in some type of physical exercise [1][2][3][4]. The current study, therefore, explored two possible physiological benefits possible with resistive training, mus cular strength increases, and lean body weight increases.…”

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Effects of a Whole-Body Resistive Training Regimen in the Elderly

Dupler

Cortes²

1993

Gerontology

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Twenty active elderly subjects (mean age = 66.4 years, range 51-81) participated in a 12-week weight-training program to determine the possibility of increasing muscular strength and lean body weight. The training utilized variable resistance weight machines which trained the major muscle groups. The male subjects (n = 11) experienced an average increase of 66.1% (SD = 19.39, p < 0.00001) in total maximun weight lifted while the females (n = 9) showed an average increase of 72.2% (SD = 33.44, p < 0.001). Lean body weight, which was calculated by skinfold measurements for each group did increase, but was not statistically significant (males p < 0.11, females p < 0.18). The study demonstrated the positive effects a weight-training regimen can have on an elderly population.

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Results of Short Term Isotonic and Isometric Exercise Programs in Persons over Sixty*

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Effects of Physical Activity on Health Status in Older Adults II: Intervention Studies

Effects of Physical Activity on Health Status in Older Adults II: Intervention Studies

Role of Physical Therapists in Physical Activity Programs in Nursing Homes: A Survey

Effects of a Whole-Body Resistive Training Regimen in the Elderly

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