TY - JOUR
T1 - Efectos del entrenamiento de exergames activos sobre el rendimiento físico funcional en mujeres mayores
AU - Hernandez-Martínez, Jordan
AU - Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo
AU - Álvarez, Cristian
AU - Valdés-Badilla, Pablo
AU - Moran, Jason
AU - Izquierdo, Mikel
N1 - Funding Information:
No financial support received by the authors.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Universidad Catolica San Antonio Murcia. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/2/18
Y1 - 2022/2/18
N2 - Objective: To analyze the effects of 8 weeks of an active exergames training program on walking speed, static balance, timed up-and-go test, and sit-to-stand performance in older females. Methods: Two groups of participants were formed by block-design randomization as follows: (i) control group (n=12; age, 74.1±7.9 years); (ii) 8 week exergames training group (n=13; age, 75.6±9.1 years). Training was undertaken three times per week, including athletic, bowling and table tennis exergames. Each exergame had a duration of 8 min, with 2 min of recovery between exergames. The intensity of the training sessions was controlled using the 10-point rating of perceived exertion scale. Results: Group×time interactions were observed for the 4 m walking speed test, static balance test, timed up-and-go test and the 5-repetition sit-to-stand test (all p<0.01; d=0.46–0.80). Conclusion: Exergames training improve physical functional performance in older females. These results should be considered when designing appropriate and better training programs for older adults, since active exergames training it is an affordable and low-cost alternative for community centres and preventive health units working with this population.
AB - Objective: To analyze the effects of 8 weeks of an active exergames training program on walking speed, static balance, timed up-and-go test, and sit-to-stand performance in older females. Methods: Two groups of participants were formed by block-design randomization as follows: (i) control group (n=12; age, 74.1±7.9 years); (ii) 8 week exergames training group (n=13; age, 75.6±9.1 years). Training was undertaken three times per week, including athletic, bowling and table tennis exergames. Each exergame had a duration of 8 min, with 2 min of recovery between exergames. The intensity of the training sessions was controlled using the 10-point rating of perceived exertion scale. Results: Group×time interactions were observed for the 4 m walking speed test, static balance test, timed up-and-go test and the 5-repetition sit-to-stand test (all p<0.01; d=0.46–0.80). Conclusion: Exergames training improve physical functional performance in older females. These results should be considered when designing appropriate and better training programs for older adults, since active exergames training it is an affordable and low-cost alternative for community centres and preventive health units working with this population.
KW - aged
KW - exercise
KW - frail elderly
KW - musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena
KW - physical fitness
KW - resistance training
KW - video games
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U2 - 10.12800/ccd.v17i51.1658
DO - 10.12800/ccd.v17i51.1658
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85127529630
SN - 1696-5043
VL - 17
SP - 77
EP - 84
JO - Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte
JF - Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte
IS - 51
ER -