What is it about?
Interval aerobic training programs with active recovery bouts (IATP-R) are reported as being more adapted to seniors while improving cardiorespiratory and endurance parameters. Report of benefits on vascular function is still limited.
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Why is it important?
Resulting from a planned interim analysis, IATP-R improved SBP (IATP-R: from 133.7 ± 9.8 to 122.6 ± 9.4 mmHg vs. Controls: from 128.9 ± 12.5 to 132.6 ± 14.7 mmHg), DBP (IATP-R: from 80.2 ± 7.0 to 74.1 ± 6.7 mmHg vs. Controls: from 77.1 ± 6.8 to 80.3 ± 7.5 mmHg), and FMD (IATP-R: from 6.7 ± 2.0 to 7.5 ± 2.7% vs. Controls: from 7.9 ± 2.7 to 7.5 ± 2.5%). No significant impact on PWV was measured.
Perspectives
Although these findings resulted from an interim analysis, IATP-R might be effective in regulating BP and improving endothelial function among sedentary seniors.
Dr Walid Bouaziz
Geriatric Department, University Hospital, Strasbourg
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This page is a summary of: Effects of a short-term interval aerobic training program with recovery bouts on vascular function in sedentary aged 70 or over: A randomized controlled trial, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 2019, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.02.017.
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