A randomised controlled study of the long-term effects of exercise training on mortality in elderly people: study protocol for the Generation 100 study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Epidemiological studies suggest that exercise has a tremendous preventative effect on morbidity and premature death, but these findings need to be confirmed by randomised trials. Generation 100 is a randomised, controlled study where the primary aim is to evaluate the effects of 5 years of exercise training on mortality in an elderly population.

Methods and analysis

All men and women born in the years 1936-1942 (n=6966), who were residents of Trondheim, Norway, were invited to participate. Between August 2012 and June 2013, a total of 1567 individuals (790 women) were included and randomised to either 5 years of two weekly sessions of high-intensity training (10 min warm-up followed by 4×4 min intervals at ∼90% of peak heart rate) or, moderate-intensity training

SUBMITTER: Stensvold D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4330327 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature