ArticleJournal of aging and physical activity2016
Characterization of Vertical Accelerations Experienced by Older People Attending an Aerobics Class Designed to Produce High Impacts.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Physical Activity Producing Low, but Not Medium or Higher, Vertical Impacts Is Inversely Related to BMI in Older Adults: Findings From a Multicohort Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2018Pooled it
- Factors associated with bone health in long distance runners: a cross-sectional study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Throughout Adolescence and Peak Hip Strength in Young Adults.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Day-to-day physical activity producing low gravitational impacts is associated with faster visual processing speed at age 69: cross-sectional study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2019Article
- Correlates of high-impact physical activity measured objectively in older British adults.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2018Article
- Sarcopenia Is Negatively Related to High Gravitational Impacts Achieved From Day-to-day Physical Activity.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2018Article
- Associations of lifetime walking and weight bearing exercise with accelerometer-measured high impact physical activity in later life.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Prescribing Physical Activity for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- Habitual levels of higher, but not medium or low, impact physical activity are positively related to lower limb bone strength in older women: findings from a population-based study using accelerometers to classify impact magnitude.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of using jumping mechanography to detect early components of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2017Article
- A novel accelerometer-based method to describe day-to-day exposure to potentially osteogenic vertical impacts in older adults: findings from a multi-cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Observational
- Quantifying Habitual Levels of Physical Activity According to Impact in Older People: Accelerometry Protocol for the VIBE Study.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2016Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the feasibility of using an aerobics class to produce potentially bone protective vertical impacts of ≥ 4g in older adults and to determine whether impacts can be predicted by physical function. Participants recruited from older adult exercise classes completed an SF-12 questionnaire, short physical performance battery, and an aerobics class with seven different components, performed at low and high intensity. Maximum g and jerk values were identified for each activity. Forty-one participants (mean 69 years) were included. Mean maximal values approached or exceeded the 4g threshold for four of the seven exercises. In multivariate analyses, age (-0.53; -0.77, -0.28) (standardized beta coefficient; 95% CI) and 4-m walk time (-0.39; -0.63, -0.16) were inversely related to maximum g. Aerobics classes can be used to produce relatively high vertical accelerations in older individuals, although the outcome is strongly dependent on age and physical function.
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