Post-COVID-19 syndrome and the potential benefits of exercise

A Jimeno-Almazán, JG Pallarés… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, is leading to unknown and unusual health conditions …

Cachexia, muscle wasting, and frailty in cardiovascular disease

A Bielecka‐Dabrowa, N Ebner… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The last several years have seen increasing interest in understanding cachexia, muscle
wasting, and physical frailty across the broad spectrum of patients with cardiovascular …

Effects of exercise interventions on the functional status of acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PL Valenzuela, JS Morales, A Castillo-García… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Acute hospitalisation has some potential negative health consequences in older
adults, notably loss of functional independence and physical performance.•In-hospital …

Association of muscle wasting with mortality risk among adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective studies

HH Zhou, Y Liao, Z Peng, F Liu… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between muscle wasting and mortality risk in the general population
remains unclear. Our study was conducted to examine and quantify the associations …

Supervised exercise (Vivifrail) protects institutionalized older adults against severe functional decline after 14 weeks of COVID confinement

J Courel-Ibáñez, JG Pallarés… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jamda.com
Spain experienced a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) e related confinement for 14
weeks (March 14 to June 21, 2020) affecting all citizens irrespective of age, interrupting any …

Impact of tailored multicomponent exercise for preventing weakness and falls on nursing home residents' functional capacity

J Courel-Ibáñez, Á Buendía-Romero… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to determine whether the benefits of long (24 weeks) and short (4
weeks) training programs persisted after short (6 weeks) and long (14 weeks) periods of …

Power training prescription in older individuals: is it safe and effective to promote neuromuscular functional improvements?

R Radaelli, GS Trajano, SR Freitas, M Izquierdo… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Muscle power has been reported to be critical in counteracting age-related declines in
functional performance. Muscle power output in functional performance exercises can be …

Evidence-based recommendations for resistance and power training to prevent frailty in community-dwellers

HJ Coelho-Júnior, MC Uchida, A Picca… - Aging clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Frailty is a reversible state of reduced resilience to stressful events resulting from a
multisystem impairment of the human body. As frailty progresses, people become more …

[HTML][HTML] Multicomponent exercise with power training: A vital intervention for frail older adults

M Izquierdo, EL Cadore - The Journal of nutrition, health and aging, 2024 - Elsevier
Maintaining functional abilities is critical for healthy aging [1]. Aging without sufficient
physical activity and exercise is linked to chronic diseases and declines in both physical and …

A multi-domain group-based intervention to promote physical activity, healthy nutrition, and psychological wellbeing in older people with losses in intrinsic capacity …

S Blancafort Alias, C Cuevas-Lara… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization has developed the Integrated Care of Older People (ICOPE)
strategy, a program based on the measurement of intrinsic capacity (IC) as “the composite of …