University of Texas at Austin
Participants will be 60-80 y men and women who vary their physical activity (steps/day) while their lipid metabolism is studied (n=24). Thereafter, another group (n=60) will perform 6 months of exercise training focused on developing maximal cycling power, during which their changes in muscle mass and practical function will be carefully measured.
In a society that is growing in the number of older adults who are also becoming more sedentary, it is critical to identify the types of exercise that harness significant health benefits. First, we hypothesize that older adults (60-80 y) need a certain background level of physical activity, judged by number of steps per day. This is important, especially to fat metabolism. Secondly, because older adults claim they don't have time to exercise, we have developed a time efficient program (10 min/day) that has shown promise for offsetting sarcopenia and significantly improving cardiovascular funct…
Inclusion Criteria: * relatively healthy Exclusion Criteria: * relatively unhealthy
Walking and Power Training
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