Key result
High-intensity interval training serves as a viable, safe, and beneficial exercise alternative that preserves mitochondrial quality and improves cardio-metabolic health in older adults.
Why the study?
Because exercise stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis, there was a need to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training among older adults.
Does high-intensity interval training improve cardio-metabolic health outcomes and mitochondrial function in older adults?
Does high-intensity interval training improve cardio-metabolic health outcomes and mitochondrial function in older adults?
HIIT is a viable, safe, and time-efficient exercise alternative that improves cardio-metabolic health and preserves mitochondrial function in older adults.
Supports HIIT in exercise prescriptions for older adults; extends systematic evidence on mitochondrial and cardio-metabolic benefits.
Exercise being a potent stimulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, there is a need to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) among older adults. This review explores and summarizes the impact of HIIT on mitochondria and various cardio-metabolic health outcomes among older adults, healthy and with comorbid conditions. Electronic databases were scrutinized for literature using permutations of keywords related to (i) Elderly population (ii) HIIT (iii) Mitochondria, cell organelles, and (iv) cardio-metabolic health outcomes. Twenty-one studies that met the inclusion criteria are included in this review. HIIT is an innovative therapeutic modality in preserving mitochondrial quality with age and serves to be a viable, safe, and beneficial exercise alternative in both ill and healthy older adults.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Mahatme et al. (2022) conducted a review in Older adults (healthy and with comorbid conditions). High-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs. Moderate continuous training, no exercise, or other training regimens was evaluated. High-intensity interval training serves as a viable, safe, and beneficial exercise alternative that preserves mitochondrial quality and improves cardio-metabolic health in older adults.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: