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Effects of Exercise on Skeletal Muscle and Healthy Aging
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Effects of Exercise on Skeletal Muscle and Healthy Aging

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Factors and Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4224

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Piotr Gronek

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Deparment of Dance, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Interests: healthy aging; sport genetics; physical activity
Prof. Dr. Domaszewska Katarzyna

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Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Interests: physical activity; physiology and biochemistry of exercise; post-training adaptations; exercise test; exercise capacity

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will consider review, mini-review, commentary, or perspective articles focused on providing novel insights into the effects of exercise on skeletal muscle and/or healthy aging, including physical exercise, mindfulness, cognition, mental health and prevention of aging-related disorders, analysis of post-training adaptations of the body using both physiological and biochemical indicators for skeletal muscle, as well as exercise assessment of muscle metabolic processes.

The presented Special Issue will also discuss issues related to the impact of various forms of physical activity carried out in changing environmental conditions on the anatomical and physiological changes in muscles. An interesting and important issue will be the assessment of the impact of physical activity in the process of rehabilitation of patients with a loss of physiological functions and during oncological treatment in terms of adaptive changes in muscles.

Several original research articles will also be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Editors.

We assume that specialists in the field of sports kinesiology, rehabilitation, sports trainers and doctors will be willing to present their research results in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Piotr Gronek
Prof. Dr. Domaszewska Katarzyna
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • exercise
  • physical activity
  • healthy aging
  • muscle metabolism
  • post-training changes in the muscle
  • hypertrophy
  • sarcopenia
  • muscle fatigue
  • myokines in muscle

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Effects of Physical Activity on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function in Old Age: Bibliometric and Meta-Analyses
by Yerim Choi, Daekyoo Kim and Seung Kyum Kim
Healthcare 2024, 12(2), 197; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020197 - 13 Jan 2024
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Objectives: Accumulating evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) is an efficient intervention to maintain functional capabilities and mitigate physiological changes in the older population. However, an attempt has yet to be made to comprehensively investigate the published landscape on the subject. Methods: This [...] Read more.
Objectives: Accumulating evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) is an efficient intervention to maintain functional capabilities and mitigate physiological changes in the older population. However, an attempt has yet to be made to comprehensively investigate the published landscape on the subject. Methods: This study had two aims. The first aim was to perform a bibliometric analysis for two keywords, “aging” and “PA”, to analyze the research trend. Since “frailty” was the most noticeable co-occurring keyword with the two keywords, the second aim was to investigate the effects of PA, particularly, resistance training (RT), on frailty using a meta-analysis to provide a summary of the current evidence base. Results: The bibliometric analysis revealed that the number of publications on this research topic has gradually increased, highlighting the importance of understanding the role of PA in aging. The meta-analysis found that RT had significant beneficial effects on physical frailty factors, including handgrip strength, lower limb strength, balance, gait speed, and stair-climbing ability. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that RT is an effective intervention for improving physical function in frail populations; thus, it has important implications for the development of PA programs for older adults with frailty. Future research is warranted to explore the optimal dose, frequency, and duration of RT programs for older adults, as well as the potential benefits of combining RT with other forms of PA, such as aerobic or balance exercises. Full article
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Exergames in Older Adult Community Centers and Nursing Homes to Improve Balance and Minimize the Risk of Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by José Carlos Leal, Vinícius Silva Belo, Ingrid Morselli Santos, Rodrigo Vinícius Ferreira, Saulo Nascimento de Melo and Eduardo Sérgio da Silva
Healthcare 2023, 11(13), 1872; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131872 - 28 Jun 2023
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There is a substantial gap in our knowledge regarding the efficacy of exergames on the reduction of fall risk in older adults. This systematic review analyzes the findings of clinical trials describing the efficacy of exergames to improve balance or reduce the risk [...] Read more.
There is a substantial gap in our knowledge regarding the efficacy of exergames on the reduction of fall risk in older adults. This systematic review analyzes the findings of clinical trials describing the efficacy of exergames to improve balance or reduce the risk of falls in individuals above 60 years of age who are residents in community centers or nursing homes. We searched Google Scholar, PubMed, and Embase up to January 2023. Initially, 52,294 records were screened. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 studies were included in this systematic review. Meta-analyses revealed statistically significant reductions in the risk of falls and improvements in balance. Exergaming tended to produce positive benefits according to the results obtained using different instruments (TUG, PPA, BBS, and others), control groups, and times of intervention. Nevertheless, a substantial proportion of studies exhibited a high risk of bias and only one had a long follow-up period. Although a large body of evidence supports the view that exergaming is suitable for reducing fall risk and improving balance in older adults, some gaps remain in our knowledge about such benefits. Full article
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