Exercise training in older adults, what effects on muscle oxygenation? A systematic review.
Study Goal
To determine the effects of walking sessions on muscle oxygenation in older adults, particularly those with peripheral arterial disease.
Results Summary
Walking sessions improved muscle oxygen availability and muscle oxygen extraction capacity in older adults with peripheral arterial disease. The study also noted that different exercise modalities, including walking, enhanced various aspects of muscle oxygenation depending on the participants' clinical status.
Population
Older adults (mean age 68.7±1.7 years), both healthy and with peripheral arterial disease.
Effective Dosage
2-6 times per week (specific walking duration/intensity not detailed).
Duration
3-24 months.
Interactions
None mentioned.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
long-term resistance training | increase | muscle oxygen extraction capacity | healthy older adults | - | showed enhanced | #1 |
long-term resistance training | increase | regulation of vessels | healthy older adults | - | showed enhanced | #2 |
long-term resistance training | increase | vascular endothelium function | healthy older adults | - | showed enhanced | #3 |
endurance training | increase | microvascular blood flow | older adults | - | improve | #4 |
endurance training | increase | matching of oxygen delivery to oxygen utilization | older adults | - | improve | #5 |
endurance training | increase | muscle oxidative capacity | older adults | - | improve | #6 |
endurance training | increase | muscle saturation | older adults | - | improve | #7 |
walking sessions | increase | muscle oxygen availability | older adults with peripheral arterial disease | - | results in better | #8 |
walking sessions | increase | muscle oxygen extraction capacity | older adults with peripheral arterial disease | - | results in better | #9 |
exercise training | increase | different aspects of the muscle oxygenation | older adults | - | improves | #10 |
AIM: To determine the effects of different modality of exercise training programs on muscle oxygenation in older adults. METHODS: Relevant articles were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct and Scopus, using the keywords: "Aged" AND "Muscle oxygenation" AND (Exercise OR "Exercise therapy" OR "Exercise Movement Techniques" OR Hydrotherapy), without limitation concerning the publication date. To be included in the full analysis, the study had to be a randomized controlled trial in which older adults participants (mean age: 65 years at least) were submitted to an exercise-training program and muscle oxygenation assessment. RESULTS: The searches resulted in 1238 articles from which 7 met all the inclusion criteria. The trials involved 370 older adults (68.7±1.7years), healthy and with peripheral arterial disease. Studies included resistance and endurance exercises as well as walking sessions. Training sessions were 2-6 time per week, lasted 3-24 months and with different training intensity throughout studies. After a long-term resistance training, healthy older adults showed enhanced muscle oxygen extraction capacity, regulation of vessels and vascular endothelium function; endurance training is reported to improve microvascular blood flow and matching of oxygen delivery to oxygen utilization, muscle oxidative capacity and muscle saturation, and walking sessions results in better muscle oxygen availability and muscle oxygen extraction capacity in older adults with peripheral arterial disease. CONCLUSIONS: This review supports the fact that depending on the clinical status of the participants and the modality, exercise training improves different aspects of the muscle oxygenation in older adults.