Clinical Interventions in Aging (Sep 2020)

Preserving Mobility in Older Adults with Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations for Physical Activity Interventions

  • Billot M,
  • Calvani R,
  • Urtamo A,
  • Sánchez-Sánchez JL,
  • Ciccolari-Micaldi C,
  • Chang M,
  • Roller-Wirnsberger R,
  • Wirnsberger G,
  • Sinclair A,
  • Vaquero-Pinto N,
  • Jyväkorpi S,
  • Öhman H,
  • Strandberg T,
  • Schols JMGA,
  • Schols AMWJ,
  • Smeets N,
  • Topinkova E,
  • Michalkova H,
  • Bonfigli AR,
  • Lattanzio F,
  • Rodríguez-Mañas L,
  • Coelho-Júnior H,
  • Broccatelli M,
  • D'Elia ME,
  • Biscotti D,
  • Marzetti E,
  • Freiberger E

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 1675 – 1690

Abstract

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Maxime Billot,1,2 Riccardo Calvani,3,4 Annele Urtamo,5 Juan Luis Sánchez-Sánchez,6 Cecilia Ciccolari-Micaldi,1 Milan Chang,7,8 Regina Roller-Wirnsberger,9 Gerhard Wirnsberger,10 Alan Sinclair,11 Nieves Vaquero-Pinto,12 Satu Jyväkorpi,5 Hanna Öhman,5 Timo Strandberg,13,14 Jos MGA Schols,15 Annemie MWJ Schols,16 Nick Smeets,17 Eva Topinkova,18 Helena Michalkova,19 Anna Rita Bonfigli,20 Fabrizia Lattanzio,20 Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas,21 Hélio Coelho-Júnior,4 Marianna Broccatelli,4 Maria Elena D’Elia,4 Damiano Biscotti,4 Emanuele Marzetti,3,4 Ellen Freiberger22 1Clinical Gerontology, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France; 2PRISMATICS (Predictive Research in Spine/Neurostimulation Management and Thoracic Innovation in Cardiac Surgery), Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France; 3Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; 4Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy; 5University of Helsinki, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Unit of Primary Health Care, Helsinki, Finland; 6Foundation for Biomedical Research Getafe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; 7Faculty of Health Promotion, Sports and Leisure Studies, School of Education, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; 8The Icelandic Gerontological Research Center, Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; 9Medical University of Graz, Department of Internal Medicine, Graz, Austria; 10Medical University of Graz, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Graz, Austria; 11Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People, Diabetes Frail Ltd., Luton, UK; 12University Hospital of Ramon Cajal IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain; 13University of Helsinki, Clinicum, Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki University Hospital, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Helsinki, Finland; 14University of Oulu, Center for Life Course Health Research, Oulu, Finland; 15Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 16Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 17Department of Health & Fitness, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 18 First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 19Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, South Bohemian University, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; 20Scientific Direction, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 21Geriatrics Service, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain; 22Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, GermanyCorrespondence: Maxime Billot CHU De Poitiers, PRISMATICS (Predictive Research in Spine/Neurostimulation Management and Thoracic Innovation in Cardiac Surgery)Poitiers University Hospital, 2 Rue De La Miléterie, Poitiers 86021, FranceTel +33 549 443 224Email [email protected]: One of the most widely conserved hallmarks of aging is a decline in functional capabilities. Mobility loss is particularly burdensome due to its association with negative health outcomes, loss of independence and disability, and the heavy impact on quality of life. Recently, a new condition, physical frailty and sarcopenia, has been proposed to define a critical stage in the disabling cascade. Physical frailty and sarcopenia are characterized by weakness, slowness, and reduced muscle mass, yet with preserved ability to move independently. One of the strategies that have shown some benefits in combatting mobility loss and its consequences for older adults is physical activity. Here, we describe the opportunities and challenges for the development of physical activity interventions in people with physical frailty and sarcopenia. The aim of this article is to review age-related physio(patho)logical changes that impact mobility in old age and to provide recommendations and procedures in accordance with the available literature.Keywords: physical exercise, muscle mass, strength, walking, balance, better aging

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