Continuous Compared to Accumulated Walking-Training on Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sedentary Older Persons
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Other documents of the author: Monteagudo, Pablo; Roldán, Ainoa; Cordellat, Ana; Gomez-Cabrera , Mari Carmen; Blasco-Lafarga, Cristina
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Continuous Compared to Accumulated Walking-Training on Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sedentary Older PersonsAuthor (s)
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2020-08-20Publisher
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Monteagudo, Pablo, Ainoa Roldán, Ana Cordellat, Mari C. Gómez-Cabrera, and Cristina Blasco-Lafarga. 2020. "Continuous Compared to Accumulated Walking-Training on Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sedentary Older Persons" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6060. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176060Type
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The present study aimed to analyze the impact of overground walking interval training (WIT) in a group of sedentary older adults, comparing two different dose-distributions. In this quasi-experimental and longitudinal ... [+]
The present study aimed to analyze the impact of overground walking interval training (WIT) in a group of sedentary older adults, comparing two different dose-distributions. In this quasi-experimental and longitudinal study, we recruited twenty-three sedentary older adults (71.00 ± 4.10 years) who were assigned to two groups of WIT. The continuous group (CWIT) trained for 60 min/session in the morning, while the accumulated group (AWIT) performed the same duration and intensity of exercise, but it was distributed twice a day (30 min in the morning and 30 more in the afternoon). After 15 weeks of an equal external-load training (3 days/week), Bonferroni post-hoc comparisons revealed significant (p < 0.050) and similar large improvements in both groups in cardiorespiratory fitness and lower limb strength; even larger gains in preferred walking speed and instrumental daily life activity, which was slightly superior for CWIT; and improvements in agility, which were moderate for CWIT and large for AWIT. However, none of the training protocols had an impact on the executive function in the individuals, and only the AWIT group improved health-related quality of life. Although both training protocols induced a general significant improvement in physical function in older adults, our results showed that the accumulative strategy should be recommended when health-related quality of life is the main target, and the continuous strategy should be recommended when weakness may be a threat in the short or medium term. [-]
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6060Funder Name
Generalitat Valenciana | European Social Fund (ESF)
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ACIF/2016/423 | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/BEFPI-2018
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