The physiological impact of high‐intensity interval training in octogenarians with comorbidities

The physiological impact of high‐intensity interval training in octogenarians with comorbidities

Abstract Background Declines in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and fat‐free mass (FFM) with age are linked to mortality, morbidity and poor quality of life. High‐intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to improve CRF and FFM in many groups, but its efficacy in the very old, in whom comorb...

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Main Authors: James E.M. Blackwell, Nima Gharahdaghi, Matthew S. Brook, Shinya Watanabe, Catherine L. Boereboom, Brett Doleman, Jonathan N. Lund, Daniel J. Wilkinson, Kenneth Smith, Philip J. Atherton, John P. Williams, Bethan E. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
HIIT
Exercise
Disease
Ageing
Muscle
Protein synthesis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12724

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