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The effect of 12 weeks of combined upper- and lower-body high-intensity interval training on muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:High-intensity interval training (HIT) can impact cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness simultaneously, yet protocols typically focus on lower-body exercise. For older adults however, performing activities of daily living requires upper- and lower-body fitness. AIMS:To assess the effects of combined upper- and lower-body HIT on fitness in adults aged?>?50 years. METHODS:Thirty-six adults (50-81 years; 21 male) were assigned via minimisation to either HIT (n?=?18) or a no-exercise control group (CON, n?=?18) following baseline assessment of leg extensor muscle power, handgrip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness (predicted VO2max) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The HIT group completed two training sessions per week for 12-weeks, performing a combination of upper-, lower- and full-body exercises using a novel hydraulic resistance ergometer. Data were analysed via ANCOVA with probabilistic inferences made about the clinical relevance of observed effects. RESULTS:All participants completed the intervention with mean (82?±?6%HRmax) and peak (89?±?6%HRmax) exercise heart rates confirming a high-intensity training stimulus. Compared with CON, HIT showed possibly small beneficial effects for dominant leg power (10.5%; 90% confidence interval 2.4-19.4%), non-dominant leg power (9.4%; 3.3-16.0%) and non-dominant handgrip strength (6.3%; 1.2-11.5%) while the intervention effect was likely trivial (5.9%; 0.5-11.5%) for dominant handgrip strength. There was a likely small beneficial effect for predicted VO2max (8.4%; 1.8-15.4%) and small-moderate improvements across several domains of HRQoL. CONCLUSION:Combined upper- and lower-body HIT has small clinically relevant beneficial effects on muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults.

SUBMITTER: Hurst C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491660 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The effect of 12 weeks of combined upper- and lower-body high-intensity interval training on muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults.

Hurst Christopher C   Weston Kathryn L KL   Weston Matthew M  

Aging clinical and experimental research 20180726 5


<h4>Background</h4>High-intensity interval training (HIT) can impact cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness simultaneously, yet protocols typically focus on lower-body exercise. For older adults however, performing activities of daily living requires upper- and lower-body fitness.<h4>Aims</h4>To assess the effects of combined upper- and lower-body HIT on fitness in adults aged > 50 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty-six adults (50-81 years; 21 male) were assigned via minimisation to either HIT (n = 18  ...[more]

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