Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review
The benefits of aerobic exercise for the elderly are well-known. They extend beyond cardiovascular changes and can reduce the inactivity-induced loss of strength, mobility, balance, and endurance that are vital for the safe performance of daily activities in older adults. However, the benefits of co...
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| author | Bai, Xiaorong Soh, Kim Geok Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Talib, Othman Xiao, Wensheng Soh, Kim Lam Ong, Swee Leong Zhao, Chenyang Galeru, Ovidiu Casaru, Catalina |
| author_facet | Bai, Xiaorong Soh, Kim Geok Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Talib, Othman Xiao, Wensheng Soh, Kim Lam Ong, Swee Leong Zhao, Chenyang Galeru, Ovidiu Casaru, Catalina |
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| description | The benefits of aerobic exercise for the elderly are well-known. They extend beyond cardiovascular changes and can reduce the inactivity-induced loss of strength, mobility, balance, and endurance that are vital for the safe performance of daily activities in older adults. However, the benefits of combined aerobic exercise with other exercises such as strength/resistance, multi-component and aerobic exercise remain unknown. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of combined aerobic exercise on physical performance among the elderly, as opposed to single aerobic exercise. We searched four databases of SCOPUS, PubMed, EBSCOhost, and CINAHL Plus to find 18 articles that met criteria. Data was extracted using PICOs extraction tool and summarized using a narrative synthesis approach. Studies have shown that aerobics combined resistance/strength training (CEX), multi-component training (ME), and dance combined training has positive and significant effects on the physical performance (upper body strength and lower body strength, dynamic balance, fall risk, mobility, gait, agility, flexibility) of the elderly. CEX had additional benefits compared to aerobic training (AER) and resistance/strength training (RES) in gait speed, lower limb strength, and trunk fat. Furthermore, CEX was more effective than AER in improving sitting and stretching, elbow flexion, knee flexion, shoulder flexion and stretching, strength and body fat, function reach test, 30-s chair standing test and 6-min walking test, self-evaluation of body function. Therefore, the combination of multiple components contributes to the overall improvement in physical fitness of the elderly, thus preventing them from losing balance and reducing susceptibility to injury. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-957322023-04-06T06:57:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95732/ Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review Bai, Xiaorong Soh, Kim Geok Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Talib, Othman Xiao, Wensheng Soh, Kim Lam Ong, Swee Leong Zhao, Chenyang Galeru, Ovidiu Casaru, Catalina The benefits of aerobic exercise for the elderly are well-known. They extend beyond cardiovascular changes and can reduce the inactivity-induced loss of strength, mobility, balance, and endurance that are vital for the safe performance of daily activities in older adults. However, the benefits of combined aerobic exercise with other exercises such as strength/resistance, multi-component and aerobic exercise remain unknown. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of combined aerobic exercise on physical performance among the elderly, as opposed to single aerobic exercise. We searched four databases of SCOPUS, PubMed, EBSCOhost, and CINAHL Plus to find 18 articles that met criteria. Data was extracted using PICOs extraction tool and summarized using a narrative synthesis approach. Studies have shown that aerobics combined resistance/strength training (CEX), multi-component training (ME), and dance combined training has positive and significant effects on the physical performance (upper body strength and lower body strength, dynamic balance, fall risk, mobility, gait, agility, flexibility) of the elderly. CEX had additional benefits compared to aerobic training (AER) and resistance/strength training (RES) in gait speed, lower limb strength, and trunk fat. Furthermore, CEX was more effective than AER in improving sitting and stretching, elbow flexion, knee flexion, shoulder flexion and stretching, strength and body fat, function reach test, 30-s chair standing test and 6-min walking test, self-evaluation of body function. Therefore, the combination of multiple components contributes to the overall improvement in physical fitness of the elderly, thus preventing them from losing balance and reducing susceptibility to injury. Frontiers Media 2021 Article PeerReviewed Bai, Xiaorong and Soh, Kim Geok and Omar Dev, Roxana Dev and Talib, Othman and Xiao, Wensheng and Soh, Kim Lam and Ong, Swee Leong and Zhao, Chenyang and Galeru, Ovidiu and Casaru, Catalina (2021) Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review. Frontiers in Physiology, 12. art. no. 798068. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1664-042X https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.798068/full 10.3389/fphys.2021.798068 |
| spellingShingle | Bai, Xiaorong Soh, Kim Geok Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Talib, Othman Xiao, Wensheng Soh, Kim Lam Ong, Swee Leong Zhao, Chenyang Galeru, Ovidiu Casaru, Catalina Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title | Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title_full | Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title_short | Aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly: a systematic review |
| title_sort | aerobic exercise combination intervention to improve physical performance among the elderly a systematic review |
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