The Bicycle Makes the Eyes Smile: Exercise, Aging, and Psychophysical Well-Being in Older Italian Cyclists

Whitaker, Elizabeth D.

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“…Attention processes involving executive control play an important role in driving [5] and a higher risk of accidents is associated to poorer executive functioning in the elderly [31] . The present results may add relevant information, since studies on mental health effects of chronic practice of cycling at older age are still scarce and not focused on executive attentional control [32] .…”

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Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Attentional Control in Older Road Cyclists

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Background: Research on visual attention control of older road cyclists, who represent a subgroup of traffic participants, is still scarce and studies on their attentional performance while cycling are completely lacking. Objective: The present study assessed whether attention control performance of older individuals with a history of participation in road cycling is affected by concomitant cycling exercise. Acute exercise effects were also analyzed in co-aged aerobically trained and sedentary noncyclists to assess whether the acute exercise-cognition relationship is moderated by individual differences induced by chronic sport practice versus sedentary lifestyle. Methods: Sixteen 60- to 80-year-old cyclists and 32 age-matched noncyclists (16 endurance athletes and 16 sedentary individuals) performed a go/no-go reaction time task in which visual attention was cued by means of spatial cues of different sizes followed by compound stimuli with local and global target features. Results: Older cyclists showed commonalities with and differences from other aerobically trained athletes. Both trained groups, when compared to sedentary individuals, showed shorter reaction time (RT) during physical exercise and a smaller RT disadvantage for unexpected local targets at short stimulus-onset asynchrony (SOA). This expectancy-driven RT effect was stable across SOAs only in the case of cyclists. Conclusions: Results suggest that chronic long-term aerobic training may lead to favorable conditions for the occurrence of a facilitation effect during acute exercise and for a more efficient use of available resources on attentional tasks involving executive control. These results highlight the importance of considering the effects of aerobic exercise for supporting safe on-road behavior.

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“…Religious and spiritual organisations also can provide an important space for social interactions and networking among older adults and yet little is known about the relationship between these spaces and social and other aspects of well-being. Leisure also may be an important context for the resistance of ageist social stereotypes and the negotiation and creation of more positive images of ageing (Dionigi, 2002a;2002b;Hurd, 1999;Whitaker, 2005). Nonetheless, our understanding of the role that leisure may play in the enhancement of social well-being in later life is extremely limited at this point, however, this line of inquiry holds much promise for the future.…”

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Leisure and Ageing Well

Dupuis¹,

Alzheimer²

2008

World Leisure Journal

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The world's population is ageing at unprecedented rates. Given the growth of the older adult population, it is not surprising that governments and policy makers in many regions throughout the world have been turning their attention to the implications of population ageing on social and economic development. More specifically, there has been much concern about the consequences of an ageing population on health care systems and costs and an emphasis on finding ways to help older adults age well. Leisure can play an important role in the ageing well process but, to a large extent, its role in healthy ageing is often overlooked by policy makers. This paper focuses on leisure in later life, particularly as it is related to notions of healthy ageing and ageing well. It summarises what we currently know about the role of leisure in later life. Although the relationship between leisure and ageing well is complex, the existing evidence i s clear that leisure can provide meaningful opportunities for continued engagement in life -for being, becoming, and belonging (Renwick & Brown, 1996) -and is essential for ageing well. However, not all have equal access to leisure in later life, which can threaten the well-being of those who are marginalised in society. The paper also identifies some of the gaps in our understanding and concludes with a list of recommendations for future research on the role leisure can play in the ageing well process.

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“…También se ha estimado la mejora de la función cognitiva, así como la reducción del riesgo y de los síntomas de la depresión aunque, en general, los impactos en términos de salud mental, a falta de estudios concretos aplicados a su uso, se han extraído de forma indirecta, es decir, a través de considerar los beneficios de una actividad física leve o moderada, extrapolándolos al uso de la bicicleta, como es el caso de la disminución de los síntomas de depresión (15) . También se expresa en la mejora de lo que algunos autores han denominado "salud social", en la medida en que este vehículo, a diferencia de otros medios de transporte, facilita el contacto y la relación social, conectando las dimensiones psicofísicas y sociales (16) .…”

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Estudio de percepciones sobre la salud en usuarios de la bicicleta como medio de transporte

Jordi

2017

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In recent years, the development of specific promotion policies in some Spanish cities has led to increased use of bicycles as a means of transport. In the case of the city of Seville, bicycle commuting within the metropolitan area has gone from being quantitatively insignificant to amounting to more than 6% of the modal share. Based in ethnographic research carried out in the region of Andalucía between 2013 and 2015, implementing interviews, focus groups and participatory forums in which 320 adults took part, this article analyzes from a sociocultural point of view perceptions about the health of those who use bicycles as a means of transportation and evidences some challenges that need to be faced in promoting bicycle transportation in the city. Among the effects reported by users, those relating to the perception of improvements in their state of health and emotional well-being can be highlighted. The article concludes by problematizating the analysis of the relationship between health and physical exercise in the city from a socio-anthropological perspective.

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The Bicycle Makes the Eyes Smile: Exercise, Aging, and Psychophysical Well-Being in Older Italian Cyclists

Cited by 37 publications

References 51 publications

Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Attentional Control in Older Road Cyclists

Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Attentional Control in Older Road Cyclists

Leisure and Ageing Well

Estudio de percepciones sobre la salud en usuarios de la bicicleta como medio de transporte

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