Sprinters versus long-distance runners: how to grow old healthy

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015 Jan;43(1):57-64. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000033.

Abstract

So far, aging studies have concentrated on endurance athletes. Master sprint-trained athletes were not the main focus of attention. We propose the novel hypothesis that the sprint model of lifelong physical training that involves high-intensity exercise is at least as beneficial as moderate-intensity endurance exercise for successful aging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aging*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Body Fat Distribution
  • Bone Density
  • Humans
  • Lipids / blood
  • Muscle, Skeletal / innervation
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Physical Endurance / physiology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Running / injuries
  • Running / physiology*
  • Rupture / etiology
  • Tendon Injuries / etiology

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Lipids