What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to assess how ageing influences the cardiovascular system in middle-aged men over an extended period of aerobic exercise training.

October 1, 1999Age and AgeingOpen Access

Ageing of the cardiovascular system during 33 years of aerobic exercise

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Why the study?

Does a 25-33 year aerobic exercise training programme mitigate the effects of ageing on the cardiovascular system in middle-aged men?

Population

15 men initially aged 45 years

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

25-33 years

Authors

FKF. KaschAsklepios Klinikum Harburg

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Implication

May support sustained aerobic training to blunt age-related CV decline in men; leaves open causality and generalizability pending randomized trials.

Key Points

The aim is to assess how ageing influences the cardiovascular system in middle-aged men over an extended period of aerobic exercise training.
15 men aged 45 started an exercise program for 25-33 years.
Nine serial measurements were taken at rest and during maximal effort.
Aerobic training included swimming, jogging, walking, and cycling 3-4 times per week for 61-70 minutes at 77-84% of heart rate reserve.
Minimal loss of maximal oxygen uptake of 5.8-6.8% per decade.
Decrease of 25 beats in maximum heart rate during exercise.
No increase in resting heart rate, blood pressure, or body composition.

Structured PICO

Does a 25-33 year aerobic exercise training programme mitigate the effects of ageing on the cardiovascular system in middle-aged men?

Population

15 men initially aged 45 years

Intervention

Aerobic exercise training programme (swimming, jogging, walking and cycling 3-4 times per week, 61-70 min per session at 77-84% of heart rate reserve) for 25-33 years

Outcome

Changes in circulatory system parameters including resting heart rate, blood pressure, body composition, and maximal oxygen uptake over 25-33 yearssurrogate

Long-term aerobic exercise training over 33 years in men significantly attenuates age-related declines in maximal oxygen uptake and prevents age-related increases in resting blood pressure.

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F. Kasch (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f61d91c1c5348ad2ac5cc https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/28.6.531

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Implication

May support sustained aerobic training to blunt age-related CV decline in men; leaves open causality and generalizability pending randomized trials.

Ageing of the cardiovascular system during 33 years of aerobic exercise

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Implication

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Ageing of the cardiovascular system during 33 years of aerobic exercise

Discussion

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Implication

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