@misc{10498/26511,
year = {2022},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26511},
abstract = {Master athletes are considered as a model of healthy aging because they can limit the age-related decline of physiological abilities compared to sedentary individuals. The main objective of this study is to analyze age-related changes and annual training on body composition (BC) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters. The participants in this retrospective cross-sectional study were 176 male cyclists, aged 40-60 years. BC was evaluated through anthropometric measurements and CRF was determined by an incremental cycle ergometer test to exhaustion. A comparative study between age groups was carried out through a one-way ANOVA test and the associations between the variables were assessed by Spearman's correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis to estimate the performance. Training was generally associated with a decrease in both body weight and body fat (p < 0.05). A decrease in resting heart rate was observed as a vagal effect of kilometers cycled per year (p < 0.05). Kilometers cycled per year were associated with an increase in peak power output, which was larger in the master 40 group (p < 0.05) with a non-significant upward in VO(2)max (p > 0.05). In the performance prediction model, the included variables explained 52% of the variance. In summary, the changes induced by age were minimal in BC and negligible in CRF, whereas HR decreased with age. Training load was generally associated with a decrease in body weight, BMI and body fat percentage that was particularly notable in the abdominal skin folds. A decrease in HRrest was observed as a vagal effect due to kilometers cycled per year, and age did not seem to have a significant effect. The annual cycling kilometers were associated with to high PPO that is greater in the M40 group and a non-significant upward trend in VO(2)max.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {age-related changes},
keywords = {training},
keywords = {fat mass},
keywords = {BMI},
keywords = {cardiorespiratory fitness},
keywords = {cycling},
keywords = {master athletes},
title = {Age and Training-Related Changes on Body Composition and Fitness in Male Amateur Cyclists},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph19010093},
author = {Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón and García Romero, Jerónimo and Ordóñez Muñoz, Francisco Javier and Mongin, Denis and Correas-Gómez, Lorena and Nikolaidis, Pantelis T. and Knechtle, Beat},
}