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Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review
As the number of older adults continues to increase worldwide, more attention is being paid to geriatric health care needs, and successful ageing is becoming an important topic in the medical literature. A preventive approach to the care of older adults is thus a priority in our aging societies. The...
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BioMed Central
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26865872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0152-9 |
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author | Bouaziz, Walid Schmitt, Elise Kaltenbach, Georges Geny, Bernard Vogel, Thomas |
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description | As the number of older adults continues to increase worldwide, more attention is being paid to geriatric health care needs, and successful ageing is becoming an important topic in the medical literature. A preventive approach to the care of older adults is thus a priority in our aging societies. The purpose of this study was to update evidence for the health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70. We searched online electronic databases up to September 2014 for original observational and intervention studies on the relationship between cycle ergometer training and health among older patients over 70. Twenty-five studies examined interventions aimed specifically at promoting cycling for older adults over 70. These studies reported a positive effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, and a significant improvement in metabolic responses. Improving functional status, muscle strength and cognitive performance are also well established. Overall, this review demonstrates a positive effect of cycle ergometer training with functional benefits and positive health outcomes for older adults over 70. Based on this evidence, clinicians can now encourage older adults to profit from the health benefits of cycle ergometer training to be able to pursue their daily activities independently. |
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spelling | pubmed-47483292016-02-10 Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review Bouaziz, Walid Schmitt, Elise Kaltenbach, Georges Geny, Bernard Vogel, Thomas Eur Rev Aging Phys Act Review Article As the number of older adults continues to increase worldwide, more attention is being paid to geriatric health care needs, and successful ageing is becoming an important topic in the medical literature. A preventive approach to the care of older adults is thus a priority in our aging societies. The purpose of this study was to update evidence for the health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70. We searched online electronic databases up to September 2014 for original observational and intervention studies on the relationship between cycle ergometer training and health among older patients over 70. Twenty-five studies examined interventions aimed specifically at promoting cycling for older adults over 70. These studies reported a positive effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, and a significant improvement in metabolic responses. Improving functional status, muscle strength and cognitive performance are also well established. Overall, this review demonstrates a positive effect of cycle ergometer training with functional benefits and positive health outcomes for older adults over 70. Based on this evidence, clinicians can now encourage older adults to profit from the health benefits of cycle ergometer training to be able to pursue their daily activities independently. BioMed Central 2015-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4748329/ /pubmed/26865872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0152-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2015 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Bouaziz, Walid Schmitt, Elise Kaltenbach, Georges Geny, Bernard Vogel, Thomas Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title | Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title_full | Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title_fullStr | Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title_full_unstemmed | Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title_short | Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
title_sort | health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26865872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-015-0152-9 |
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