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| Five-year performance trends for older exercisers: a hierarchical model of endurance, strength, and flexibility | | Author(s) | Miriam C Morey, Carl F Pieper, Robert J Sullivan Jr |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 10, October 1996 |
| Pages | pp 1226-1231 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Health [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The beneficial effects of exercise on the health and well-being of older people has been well documented, however, there is a paucity of data on the long-term effects of physical activity. This US study examined 5-year trends in measures of physical performance, and the impact of disease upon performance, in three domains: cardiovascular fitness, musculoskeletal strength, and flexibility among 73 community-dwelling older adults participating in a medically supervised exercise programme. Findings showed that 49% of the original study participants remained in the programme for the full 5 years. They had lower baseline rates of cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal diseases than did the dropouts. Dropouts were significantly more impaired in baseline measures if cardiovascular fitness and strength. Changes over time for cardiovascular fitness and strength were similar. Overall, measures of physical performance demonstrated gradual decline in performance irrespective of baseline disease status. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970812216 A |
| Classmark | CEA: CC: K4: 3J: 7T |
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