Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Training Program on Physical Performance and Muscle Quality in Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Aging is associated with a decrease in functional capacity, manifested by a loss of strength, physical performance and muscle quality. Multicomponent training (MCT), characterized by the combination of at least three types of training, could be a good strategy to counteract these changes. To date th...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 222
Main Authors Labata-Lezaun, Noé, Canet-Vintró, Max, López-de-Celis, Carlos, Rodríguez-Sanz, Jacobo, Aiguadé, Ramón, Cuadra-Llopart, Leonor, Jovell-Fernández, Esther, Bosch, Joan, Pérez-Bellmunt, Albert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 23.12.2022
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Subjects
Adults
Aging
Balance
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Functional testing
Humans
International organizations
Muscle Strength - physiology
Muscles
Older people
Parameters
Physical fitness
Physical Functional Performance
Quality assessment
Quasi-experimental methods
Resistance Training
Sarcopenia
Stiffness
Walking
multicomponent training
muscle quality
physical functional performance
elderly
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Summary:Aging is associated with a decrease in functional capacity, manifested by a loss of strength, physical performance and muscle quality. Multicomponent training (MCT), characterized by the combination of at least three types of training, could be a good strategy to counteract these changes. To date there are no studies evaluating the effectiveness of MCT in improving both physical performance and muscle quality simultaneously. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes produced by an MCT program on both physical performance and muscle quality in a population of healthy older adults. Sixteen healthy older adults were recruited to perform a 15-session multicomponent training intervention. Physical performance was assessed by different functional tests, and muscle quality was assessed by tensiomyography and myotonometry. The main results of this study show some improvement in functional tests, but not in muscle quality parameters, except for vastus lateralis stiffness. MCT is able to generate improvements in the physical performance of older adults, but these improvements are not reflected in muscle quality parameters measured by tensiomyography and myotonometry.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20010222