What Is Sarcopenia? Summary, Exercise & Guidelines
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SarcopeniaExercise For Health.
Q: What is sarcopenia?
A: Sarcopenia is a syndrome involving
low overall muscle mass and reduced
muscle function in the ageing
individual, at least partly as a result of
disuse atrophy
Q: What are the riskfactors for sarcopenia?
A: Individuals with low physical activity and Body
Mass Index (BMI) are at a greater risk for developing
sarcopenia. Functional impairment and low scores
on functional tests such as single leg stance time and
handgrip strength, as well as a history of falls, may
also be risk factors
Q: What factors influencemuscle size and strength
in elderly people?
A: Sarcopenia appears to involve a specific loss of
type II muscle fiber area and muscle fiber number as
a result of denervation. An inability to stimulate
muscle protein synthesis via signalling and increased
oxidative stress may also lead to the accelerated
muscle wasting associated with sarcopenia
Q: Is aerobic exerciseuseful for the treatment of
sarcopenia?
A: Aerobic exercise is beneficial for older adults and
has positive effects on both aerobic and anaerobic
capacity and leads to increases in muscle fiber size
and improvements in functional characteristics
Q: Is resistance-traininguseful in the treatment of
sarcopenia?
A: Resistance training is beneficial to older adults by
offering positive improvements in muscle size and
force characteristics, including peak power, as well
as improving measures of physical function and
health-related quality of life
Q: Are combined exerciseinterventions useful for
sarcopenia?
A: Combined exercise interventions are efficacious
for older adults and have positive outcomes in
physical function, quality of life, muscle strength and
aerobic capacity
Q: What are evidence-based guidelines for
exercise interventions insarcopenia?
A: Guidelines recommend a combined program of
resistance training, aerobic exercise, balance and
flexibility exercises for older adults, several times per
week in order to prevent or combat sarcopenia
For more information:www.exercise-for-health.com/sarcopenia
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