Home-Based Virtual Reality Exercise and Resistance Training for Enhanced Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Community-Dwelling Older People with Sarcopenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background: Sarcopenia is characterized by low muscle mass and strength, as well as impaired physical performance. Older adults with sarcopenia experience decreased cardiorespiratory fitness. Physical exercise is recommended for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia. Virtual reality (VR) exercise was introduced to improve physical activity. However, the effect of VR on cardiorespiratory function in older adults with sarcopenia has not been fully explored. This study aimed to explore the effects of home-based VR aerobic exercise combined with resistive exercise on cardiorespiratory performance in community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia. Subjects and Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, 53 older adults with sarcopenia were divided into a home-based VR (n = 26

SUBMITTER: Chitjamnogchai C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12299642 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature