Abstract

SOLANO-GARCIA, Wilson  and  CARAZO-VARGAS, Pedro. Resistance training interventions in elderly diagnosed with Sarcopenia. a systematic review. Pensar en Movimiento [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.1, e30000. ISSN 1659-4436.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v16i1.3000.

Solano-García, W. & Carazo-Vargas, P. (2018). Resistance training interventions in elderly diagnosed with sarcopenia. A systematic review. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 16(1), 1-19. Purpose: Examine the evidence generated by resistance exercise-based interventions in elderly diagnosed with sarcopenia. Methods: A literature search was conducted combining keywords in the following databases: EBSCO Host, Ovid, ProQuest, Public Health Database, Research Library, Science Direct, Springer Link, Cochrane Library, PubMed, SciELO, LILACS, and PEDro. A total of 7819 studies were obtained, six of which met the inclusion criteria: experimental articles, resistance exercise as intervention, full text, English-Spanish language, adults over 60 diagnosed with sarcopenia. Results: Most of the studies revealed percentages increased in change in the variables associated with sarcopenia, muscle mass (3.29%), muscle strength (19.16%), and muscle function (18.12%). After analyzing the details of the interventions, improvement was shown when working at least 12 weeks with a frequency of 2 to 3 days with 60-minute sessions, stimulating the major muscle groups at intensities between 60-85% (1RM) for 3 series between 6-15 repetitions with 1-2-minute rest between series. Similar benefits are obtained when exercising with resistance equipment or free weight exercises. Conclusions: Resistance exercise improves physical variables associated with sarcopenia in patients with this syndrome. After analyzing the recommendations of exercise prescription to counteract the effects of sarcopenia based on the people who did not have sarcopenia and compared to those found in the present study, it is shown that results are similar.

Keywords : muscle mass; physical performance; muscle strength; the elderly; aging.

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