Combined Chair-Based Exercises Improve Functional Fitness, Mental Well-Being, Salivary Steroid Balance, and Anti-microbial Activity in Pre-frail Older Women

Frontiers in Psychology

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Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado¹  Eef Hogervorst³  Ana Maria Teixeira¹  José Pedro Ferreira¹  Rubens Vinícius Letieri⁴  Adriana Silva-Caldo¹  Joice C. S. Trombeta⁶  Clara Monteiro⁷  Rafael Nogueira Rodrigues¹  Ana Vieira-Pedrosa¹  Marcelo Paes Barros⁸  Cláudia Regina Cavaglieri⁶ 

[1] Research Unit in Sport and Physical Activity-CIDAF (UID/PTD/04213/2020), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education (FCDEF-UC), University of Coimbra;Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA:E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC);Applied Cognitive Research NCSEM, Loughborough University, United Kingdom;Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL);Multidisciplinary Research Nucleus in Physical Education (NIMEF), Physical Education Department, Federal University of Tocantins (UFT);Exercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX), Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP);Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of São Carlos (UFscar);Institute of Physical Activity Sciences and Sports (ICAFE), Interdisciplinary Program in Health Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University;Graduate Program in Gerontology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

关键词: frailty;    subjective well-being;    aging;    health;    cortisol;    testosterone;    immune system;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.564490

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Regular exercise has long been shown to positively impact the immune system responsiveness and improve mental well-being (MWB). However, the putative links between biomarkers of mental health and immune efficiency in exercising subjects have been scarcely investigated. The aim of this study was to verify the effect of a 14-week combined chair-based exercise program (CEP) on salivary steroid hormones and anti-microbial proteins, functional fitness, and MWB indexes in pre-frail older women.

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