Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations
Introduction: Some epidemiological data indicate that moderate-to-vigorous levels of physical activity could be beneficial for longevity. Moreover, in terms of cognitive functioning, mental activities undertaking during first decades of life translate to better coping with pathological changes of b...
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| author | Agnieszka Kujawska Weronika Topka Małgorzata Gajos Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska Radosław Perkowski Jakub Husejko Agata Marszałek Żaneta Szczęśniak Aleksandra Cieślińska Natalia Skierkowska Beata Przybysz Dobrawa Kwolik Dominika Siekacz Dominika Rybarczyk Sławomir Kujawski |
| author_facet | Agnieszka Kujawska Weronika Topka Małgorzata Gajos Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska Radosław Perkowski Jakub Husejko Agata Marszałek Żaneta Szczęśniak Aleksandra Cieślińska Natalia Skierkowska Beata Przybysz Dobrawa Kwolik Dominika Siekacz Dominika Rybarczyk Sławomir Kujawski |
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Introduction: Some epidemiological data indicate that moderate-to-vigorous levels of physical activity could be beneficial for longevity. Moreover, in terms of cognitive functioning, mental activities undertaking during first decades of life translate to better coping with pathological changes of brain during aging. Therefore, it is worth to examine the relationship between the most intense form of regular physical exercise undertaking, which is typical for the former elite athletes, with longevity.
Material and methods: Articles in the EBSCO database have been analyzed using keywords: longevity, ex-elite athletes, former elite athletes, ex-athletes, mortality, chronic diseases.
Results: Reviewed literature described the longevity of participants who were active elite athletes. Analyzed groups could be separated based on sport type: aerobic, anaerobic and mixed, and due to, inter alia, sex and race of sportsmen.
Conclusions: There is some evidence for increased longevity in the former elite athletes of aerobic and mixed sports and for decreased longevity in anaerobic, comparing to general population. However, there is need for further studies with design which could explain the mechanism of differences in longevity and incorporate potentially confounding factors.
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| spelling | doaj.art-db854c06bb764653b0f523c9e22cd6b52022-12-22T01:05:35ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062017-08-0179Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptationsAgnieszka Kujawska0Weronika Topka1Małgorzata Gajos2Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska3Radosław Perkowski4Jakub Husejko5Agata Marszałek6Żaneta Szczęśniak7Aleksandra Cieślińska8Natalia Skierkowska9Beata Przybysz10Dobrawa Kwolik11Dominika Siekacz12Dominika Rybarczyk13Sławomir Kujawski14Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityKazimierz Wielki University, BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University, BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University, BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University, BydgoszczFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University Introduction: Some epidemiological data indicate that moderate-to-vigorous levels of physical activity could be beneficial for longevity. Moreover, in terms of cognitive functioning, mental activities undertaking during first decades of life translate to better coping with pathological changes of brain during aging. Therefore, it is worth to examine the relationship between the most intense form of regular physical exercise undertaking, which is typical for the former elite athletes, with longevity. Material and methods: Articles in the EBSCO database have been analyzed using keywords: longevity, ex-elite athletes, former elite athletes, ex-athletes, mortality, chronic diseases. Results: Reviewed literature described the longevity of participants who were active elite athletes. Analyzed groups could be separated based on sport type: aerobic, anaerobic and mixed, and due to, inter alia, sex and race of sportsmen. Conclusions: There is some evidence for increased longevity in the former elite athletes of aerobic and mixed sports and for decreased longevity in anaerobic, comparing to general population. However, there is need for further studies with design which could explain the mechanism of differences in longevity and incorporate potentially confounding factors. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/24445longevityex-elite athletesformer elite athletesex-athletesmortalitychronic diseases |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Kujawska Weronika Topka Małgorzata Gajos Joanna Androsiuk-Perkowska Radosław Perkowski Jakub Husejko Agata Marszałek Żaneta Szczęśniak Aleksandra Cieślińska Natalia Skierkowska Beata Przybysz Dobrawa Kwolik Dominika Siekacz Dominika Rybarczyk Sławomir Kujawski Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations Journal of Education, Health and Sport longevity ex-elite athletes former elite athletes ex-athletes mortality chronic diseases |
| title | Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| title_full | Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| title_fullStr | Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| title_short | Do former elite athletes live longer? Potential role of critical window(s) in the development of the health-oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| title_sort | do former elite athletes live longer potential role of critical window s in the development of the health oriented behaviors and physiological adaptations |
| topic | longevity ex-elite athletes former elite athletes ex-athletes mortality chronic diseases |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/24445 |
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