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  • Gerontology and Exercise Physiology
  • Focus on healthy aging and functional independence in the elderly population.

Background:

  • Global societies are aging, with a rapid increase in the oldest old (>80-85 years).
  • Advanced aging is linked to age-related conditions, sarcopenia, frailty, and loss of functional independence.
  • Maintaining intrinsic capacity is a significant challenge in geriatric medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review physiological mechanisms of age-related intrinsic capacity decline.
  • To describe physical assessment methods for the oldest old.
  • To examine the benefits of exercise and exercise mimetics for this demographic.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review summarizing physiological mechanisms of aging.
  • Description of physical assessment techniques for the oldest old.
  • Review of multisystem benefits of exercise and alternative strategies.

Main Results:

  • Lifetime physical exercise can attenuate age-related decline, particularly in inactive individuals.
  • Benefits are achievable even for frail individuals starting exercise at an advanced age.
  • Multicomponent exercise (aerobic and resistance) is beneficial, especially during hospitalization.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise is a potential solution to combat age-related decline and maintain functional independence in the oldest old.
  • Multicomponent exercise programs should be integrated, especially during periods of inactivity.
  • Further research is needed on passive physical strategies for those unable to exercise volitionally.