Time-efficient physical training for enhancing cardiovascular function in midlife and older adults: promise and current research gaps.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death in developed societies, and "midlife" (50-64 yr) and older (65+) men and women bear the great majority of the burden of CVD. Much of the increased risk of CVD in this population is attributable to CV dysfunction, including adverse changes in the structure and function of the heart, increased systolic blood pressure, and arterial dysfunction. The latter is characterized by increased arterial stiffness and vascular endothelial dysfunction. Conventional aerobic exercise training, as generally recommended in public health guidelines, is an effective strategy to preserve or improve CV function with aging. However, <40% of midlife and older adults meet aerobic exercise guidelines, due in part to time availability-related barriers. A

SUBMITTER: Craighead DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10205162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature