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Optimizing outdoor fitness equipment training for older adults: Benefits and fu...
Marcos-Pardo, Pablo Jorge; Espeso-García, Alejandro; Abelleira-Lamela, Tomás; Machado, D. R. L.Regular physical activity is vital for the health and disease prevention of older adults. Outdoor fitness equipment has gained popularity for natural exercise spaces among middle-aged and older individuals. This narrative review demonstrates that these programs have the potential to improve cardiovascular health, muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and reduce falls, while also enhancing quality of life, alle...
Characteristics of resistance training-based protocols in older adults with sar...
Silva, Leonardo Santos Lopes da; Gonçalves, Leonardo da Silva; Abdalla, Pedro Pugliesi; Benjamim, Cícero Jonas Rodrigues; Tasinafo, Márcio FernandoBackground: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a clinical and functional disease characterized by the coexistence of obesity and sarcopenia. Resistance training (RT) characteristics for older adults with sarcopenia or obesity are already well established in the scientific literature. Nonetheless, we still do not know how detailed the RT protocols are described for older adults with SO. Therefore, we aimed to analyze th...
Being physically active leads to better recovery prognosis for people diagnosed...
Gomide, Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves; Mazzonetto, Lisa Fernanda; Cordeiro, Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa; Cordeiro, Daniella CorrêaThe regular practice of physical activity helps in the prevention and control of several non-communicable diseases. However, evidence on the role of physical activity in mitigating worsening clinical outcomes in people with COVID-19 is still unclear. The aim of this study was to verify whether different levels of physical activity provide protection for clinical outcomes caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. A cross-...