Development and system construction of exercise protocol that contributes to health lifetime extension and elderly care prevention

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25242065
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Fukuoka University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Hiroaki 福岡大学, スポーツ科学部, 教授 (00078544)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIGAKI Yasuki 福岡大学, スポーツ科学部, 教授 (10228702) ; UEHARA Yoshinari 福岡大学, スポーツ科学部, 教授 (70373149) ; MICHISHITA Ryoma 産業医科大学, 産業生態科学研究所, 講師 (10632028)
• Project Period (FY): 2013 – 2017
• Keywords: 健康寿命 / 介護予防 / 至適運動強度 / 運動トレーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified as follows: (1) low-intensity aerobic exercise training is effective for increase in aerobic capacity, muscle mass and muscle strength in elderly; (2) mRNA expression of PGC-1α showed a tendency to depend on the exercise intensity, but high-intensity short-term intermittent exercise may be safe with less burden on the heart; (3) a continued long-term exercise training has the effect of prevention of the incidence of dementia and inhibiting the increasing in medical expenses. These results suggest that our exercise program may contribute to the construction of a regional support system for the extension of health lifetime and elderly care prevention in elderly.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学