EFFECTS OF TWENTY-EIGHT MONTHS OF DETRAINING IMPOSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE FUNCTIONAL FITNESS OF OLDER WOMEN EXPERIENCED IN CONCURRENT AND FUNCTIONAL TRAINING.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2023;
111:105005. [PMID:
36989934 PMCID:
PMC10033491 DOI:
10.1016/j.archger.2023.105005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
Abstract
Purpose
To assess the impacts of 28 months of detraining imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the functional fitness of older women practicing functional or concurrent training.
Material and Methods
A clinical trial with 16 weeks of intervention and 28 months of detraining imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. Ninety-five participants were allocated to functional training (FT - 32), concurrent training (CT - 31), or the control group (CG - 32). All the dependent variables were measured pre-training, post-training, and after the detraining period. The functional fitness was assessed by the put on and take off a t-shirt (PTS - upper limbs), timed up and go (TUG - dynamic balance), five times sit-to-stand (FTSST - lower-limb muscle power), gallon-jug shelf-transfer (GJST - global function), and 10 meters walk (W10 m - walking ability) tests.
Results
Sixty-three women remained after the detraining period, twenty-four in the FT (66.0±3.8 years), twenty in the CT (65.0±4.3 years), and nineteen in the CG (69.6±5.9 years). Comparing the detraining vs. the pre-intervention, the FT and CT showed a smaller reduction than CG for the PTS (βFT=-2.296; βCT=-1.914), timed up and go (βFT=-0.705; βCT=-0.600), five times sit-to-stand (βFT=-1.970; βCT=-2.970), gallon-jug shelf-transfer (βFT=-1.512; βCT=-1.003), without differences in the 10 meters walk. Also, the concurrent training showed a smaller reduction than the functional training in the FTSST (β = 1.000).
Conclusion
Even after a long detraining period imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, FT and CT practices were effective strategies for maintaining the functional fitness of older women.
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