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  • Gerontology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle Physiology

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  • Aging leads to physiological decline, reducing health-span, quality of life, and independence in older adults.
  • Exercise can counteract aging effects by maintaining physiological parameters.
  • Eccentric exercise offers high muscle force production with low energy cost, suitable for older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the aging process and its impact on physiological functions.
  • To examine eccentric exercise, muscle damage, and the repeated bout effect.
  • To analyze eccentric exercise interventions in older adults, focusing on functional mobility changes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of aging, eccentric exercise, and exercise interventions in older adults.
  • Analysis of physiological changes associated with aging, including aerobic capacity and muscle strength.
  • Examination of muscle damage, adaptation, and the repeated bout effect in eccentric exercise.

Main Results:

  • Aging diminishes aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and functional mobility.
  • Eccentric exercise can cause muscle damage, but the repeated bout effect may mitigate this.
  • Eccentric exercise interventions show potential for improving functional mobility in older adults.

Conclusions:

  • Eccentric endurance exercise is a promising training method for enhancing muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and functional ability in older adults.
  • Further research is required to fully understand its effects on aerobic capacity and to establish optimal exercise prescriptions.