Impact of a five-month detraining period on the functional fitness and physical activity levels on active older people |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Special Didactics. Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Vigo, Campus A Xunqueira s/n, E-36005. Spain;2. Department of Functional Biology and Health Science. University of Vigo, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Campus A Xunqueira s/n, E-36005. Spain;3. Well-Move Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Pontevedra, Spain;4. HealthyFit Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Pontevedra, Spain;1. Institute of Management and Department EMbeDS, Management and Health Laboratory, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy;2. Social and Political Sciences Department, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy;3. CERGAS-SDA, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy;4. Geriatric Institute “Camillo Golgi”, ASP Golgi Redaelli, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy;5. Golgi Cenci Foundation, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy;1. Monterrey, NL, Mexico;2. Senior Fellow, Sealy Center on Aging; Director, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on Aging and Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, United States;1. Osteoporosis Research Center, Division of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Presidio Sanitario San Camillo, Fondazione Opera San Camillo, Torino, Italy;2. Division of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University, Torino, Italy;1. School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China;2. The 3rd People’s Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou 215134, China;1. Department of Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Functional Performance Program, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Zip Code: 14049-900, Brazil;2. Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Amapa, Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Macapa, AP, Zip Code: 68903-419, Brazil;3. Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), General Rodrigo Octávio Avenue, 6200, Manaus, AM, Zip Code: 69080-900, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | PurposeThis research was aimed at evaluating the effects of a five-month detraining period on the functional fitness level of a group of non-institutionalized and active older adults after taking part in a multi-component training program. A secondary aim was to determine how usual physical activity (PA) levels vary due to cessation of the program.MethodsWe tested sixty-five older people (mean age: 77.1 ± 6.2; 83% women) during the final week of an 8-month multi-component training program and during the first week after its resumption (five months later). We used the senior fitness test and the Minnesota Questionnaire to assess their functional fitness and their PA levels respectively.ResultsWe observed a significant worsening of lower-limb strength (p = 0.008), shoulder range of motion (p = 0.004), and dynamic balance (p < 0.001) once the detraining period was completed. There was a slight downward trend in the remaining functional fitness dimensions, and there were significant differences when comparing the amount of PA estimated at pre-detraining and post-detraining (5155 ± 2258 vs 3937 ± 2087 MET-min·wk−1; p < 0.001). Older adults classified as very active showed a non-significant trend to smaller decreases in functional fitness once the detraining period was over, in comparison with those considered active.ConclusionsActive older people who regularly participated in a multicomponent training program showed a significant reduction in their strength, range of motion, and dynamic balance levels after a five-month detraining period. Self-reported PA decreased significantly during this time frame. Effective strategies are needed to increase PA levels in older people when systematic training programs are temporarily interrupted. |
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| Keywords: | Older people fitness physical activity detraining |
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