Combination of exercises that strengthen a variety of muscles, improve cellular health that also help strengthen health over the years. The process known as sarcopenia increases the risk of falls and loss of balance. so frequent in the elderly. Regular resistance exercise practice from middle age has been shown to be effective. We must not forget that between the ages of forty and eighty we can lose up to 50% of our skeletal muscle mass.
New York scientists at Columbia University recently discovered that, at the molecular level, sarcopenia is due to calcium leakage at the ryanodine receptors in muscle cells. These losses activate a chain of reactions that ultimately prevent the fibers from contracting properly.
Approximately 30% of individuals over the age of 65 fall each year; of them, 5% have major injuries such as fractures, 2% require hospitalization and of these only 50% survive the year of the fall. These figures refer to the elderly living in the community. As for the elderly who live institutionalized, the figures are more important: 50% of them fall every year, with a result of 10 to 25% of fractures or major injuries as a result. The popular idea of serious deterioration and more than possible death of an elderly person after a serious fall is quite accurate.
. The health, economic and personal impact of falls will grow substantially in the coming years due to the aging of the population. In general, the different types of physical training have a positive effect on the prevention of the risk of falls in older adults.
The risk of falls is associated with several factors, including reduced physical performance, lower limb muscle strength and postural balance.
The benefits of resistance training include improved physical performance, movement control, walking speed, functional independence, cognitive skills, and self-esteem. Resistance training can help prevent and control type 2 diabetes by decreasing visceral fat and reducing HbA 1c. improving insulin sensitivity, improving cardiovascular health by reducing resting blood pressure, lowering triglycerides and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, promoting bone development, relieving discomfort associated with arthritis and fibromyalgia, and reversing the specific factors of aging in skeletal muscle.
Those over 70 who participate in balance and resistance training are much more likely to be healthy and functionally capable than those who do not. Including sensorimotor exercises in this dynamic provides a gain in balance in older adults and has a positive impact on their confidence when performing their tasks. A protocol presented in its different levels of difficulty is effective and important for the quality of life of institutionalized sedentary older adults.
Combination of exercises that strengthen a variety of muscles, improve cellular health that also help strengthen health over the years. The process known as sarcopenia increases the risk of falls and loss of balance. so frequent in the elderly. Regular resistance exercise practice from middle age has been shown to be effective. We must not forget that between the ages of forty and eighty we can lose up to 50% of our skeletal muscle mass.
New York scientists at Columbia University recently discovered that, at the molecular level, sarcopenia is due to calcium leakage at the ryanodine receptors in muscle cells. These losses activate a chain of reactions that ultimately prevent the fibers from contracting properly.
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/study-explains-why-muscles-weaken-age-and-points-possible-therapy
https://skeletalmusclejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-5040-1-18
Approximately 30% of individuals over the age of 65 fall each year; of them, 5% have major injuries such as fractures, 2% require hospitalization and of these only 50% survive the year of the fall. These figures refer to the elderly living in the community. As for the elderly who live institutionalized, the figures are more important: 50% of them fall every year, with a result of 10 to 25% of fractures or major injuries as a result. The popular idea of serious deterioration and more than possible death of an elderly person after a serious fall is quite accurate.
. The health, economic and personal impact of falls will grow substantially in the coming years due to the aging of the population. In general, the different types of physical training have a positive effect on the prevention of the risk of falls in older adults.
The risk of falls is associated with several factors, including reduced physical performance, lower limb muscle strength and postural balance.
The benefits of resistance training include improved physical performance, movement control, walking speed, functional independence, cognitive skills, and self-esteem. Resistance training can help prevent and control type 2 diabetes by decreasing visceral fat and reducing HbA 1c. improving insulin sensitivity, improving cardiovascular health by reducing resting blood pressure, lowering triglycerides and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, promoting bone development, relieving discomfort associated with arthritis and fibromyalgia, and reversing the specific factors of aging in skeletal muscle.
Those over 70 who participate in balance and resistance training are much more likely to be healthy and functionally capable than those who do not. Including sensorimotor exercises in this dynamic provides a gain in balance in older adults and has a positive impact on their confidence when performing their tasks. A protocol presented in its different levels of difficulty is effective and important for the quality of life of institutionalized sedentary older adults.
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e048395.abstract (2021)
https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-021-00321-x (2021)
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijesab/vol2/iss14/61/ (2022)
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1371730/full (2024).--
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/10/2747 (2024).--
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1309161/full (2024).--