The Effects of Physical Training on Functional Capacity in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis.

Physical work capacity in older adults: Implications for the aging worker

“…As with young adults, the magnitude of the increase in _ VO 2 max in older adults is a function of training intensity, with light-intensity training eliciting minimal to no change in _ VO 2 max [ACSM 1998]. A meta-analysis showed that greater improvements in functional capacity in older individuals (ages 46-90 years) are elicited when the intensity of exercise is above or equal to 80% of _ VO 2 max and when the activity is practiced for a minimum of 30 min at least three times per week, compared to exercise of lesser intensity and duration [Lemura et al, 2000].…”

Differences Between Traditional and Distance Education Academic Performances: A Meta-Analytic Approach

“…Each study serves as the unit of analysis; the findings between studies are compared by transforming the results to a common metric called an effect-size (ES)" (Lemura, Von Duvillard, and Mookerjee, 2000;Cook, Heath, and Thompson, 2000;Becker, 1998). …”

Motor Skills in Children with ADHD: Comparative Study from the Farmacological Treatment

“…In other cases, the effect of the activity is evaluated (exercise and others) on various manifestations of the syndrome. For example, it has been shown that motor skill practice on cognitive functioning, and especially to vigorous physical activity can benefit children suffering from attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (Lemura et al, 2000).…”

“…This includes repetitive movements (Carte y Hinshaw, 1996;Denckla y Rudel, 1978), difficulties in fine motor skills associated with hyperactiveimpulsive or disantención symtomps (Pitcher et al, 2003); coordination failures (Jucaite et al, 2003), problems in controlling the movements and especially when there is no visual feedback (Eliasson et al, 2004); balance deficiencies (Raberger y Wimmer, 2003); maladjustment in rhythmic beating sequential tasks (Lemura et al, 2000); excessive unnecessary movement (Mostofsky et al, 2003); difficulty with motor skills Acquisitions (Karatekin et al, 2003); and slow central motor skill processing (Ucles et al, 2000); lower motor skills and intervals and number of errors increase (Tantillo et al, 2002).…”