Elderly
Conditions
Brief summary
Scientific evidence suggests that an aerobic exercise session promotes improvements in the consolidation of motor memory in adults. In this sense, the main purpose of this study was to investigate if an aerobic training session could improve motor memory consolidation in older people.
Detailed description
The participants of this study were 33 subjects of both genders (M = 68 years old; SD = 4.2 years old) and were divided in two groups: a control group (N = 15; M = 67, 6 years old; SD = 4.1 years old) and an experimental group (N = 18; M = 67, 4 years old; SD = 4.4 years old). The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). The training session lasted 45 minutes and was composed of running exercises. After the training session, the motor memory consolidation was held in three different stages: Training; 1 hour after training; 24 hours after training.
Interventions
OTHERAerobic exercises
The training session lasted 45 minutes and was composed of running exercises.
Sponsors
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\-
Exclusion criteria
* sensory abnormalities; * mental abnormalities; * motor abnormalities; * other atypical health problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). | The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). | The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). |
Outcome results
None listed