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Extreme endurance exercise benefits peripheral tissues in both younger and older men, but negatively impacts cardiovascular function in older individuals. Adaptive thresholds differ between age groups, particularly affecting older men's cardiovascular health.

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Area of Science:

  • Exercise physiology
  • Aging research
  • Metabolic adaptation

Background:

  • Extreme endurance exercise serves as a model to study metabolic and physiological adaptations.
  • Understanding age-related differences in response to intense physical activity is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare metabolic and physiological responses to extreme endurance exercise in younger and older trained men.
  • To investigate age-specific adaptive thresholds following prolonged cycling.

Main Methods:

  • Two groups of trained men (younger: 30±5 years; older: 65±6 years) cycled ≈3000 km over 15 days.
  • Metabolic and physiological parameters were measured before and after the exercise intervention.

Main Results:

  • Fat mass decreased by 2-3 kg in both groups; V̇O2 max decreased in older men.
  • Plasma FFA decreased in both groups; LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides decreased in older men.
  • Glucose transporters (GLUT4, SNAP23) increased, while mitochondrial ROS production decreased in both groups.

Conclusions:

  • Older individuals showed negative cardiovascular adaptation, unlike younger individuals, after extreme endurance exercise.
  • Peripheral tissue adaptation was positive in both age groups.
  • Age-related differences in adaptive thresholds primarily impact central cardiovascular functions in older men.