Declines in physiological functional capacity with age: A longitudinal study in peak swimming performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 764-769

  Donato, Anthony J ^a   Tench, Kathleen ^b   Glueck, Deborah H ^b   Seals, Douglas R ^a,b   Eskurza, Iratxe ^a   Tanaka, Hirofumi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise performance; Physical work capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 12244283739     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00438.2002     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. American Heart Association. Heart and Stroke: Statistical Update. Dallas, TX: Am. Heart Association, 2000.
2. Buskirk ER and Hodgson JL. Age and aerobic power: the rate of change in men and women. Fed Proc 46: 1824-1829, 1987.
3. Costa PT and McCrae RR. Design and analysis of aging studies. In: Handbook of Physiology. Aging. Bethesda, MD: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1995, sect. 11, chapt. 2, p. 25-36.
4. Costill DL. Inside Running: Basics of Sports Physiology. Indianapolis, IN: Benchmark, 1986.
5. Craig AB and Pendergast DR. Relationship of stroke rate, distance per stroke, and variation in competitive swimming. Med Sci Sports Exerc 11: 278-283, 1979.
6. Dempsey JA and Seals DR. Aging, exercise, and cardiopulmonary function. In: Perspectives in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine: Volume 8 Exercise in Older Adults, edited by Lamb DR, Gisolfi CV, and Nadel E. Carmel, IN: Cooper Publishing, 1995, p. 237-304.
7. Eriksson BO, Holmer I, and Lundin A. Physiological effects of training in elite swimmers. In: Swimming Medicine IV, edited by Eriksson BO and Furberg B. Baltimore, MD: University Park Press, 1978, p. 177-187.
8. Eskurza I, Donato AJ, Moreau KL, Seals DR, and Tanaka H. Changes in maximal aerobic capacity with age in endurancetrained women: 7-yr follow-up. J Appl Physiol 92: 2303-2308, 2002.
9. Grimby G and Saltin B. The aging muscle. Clin Physiol 3: 209-218, 1983.
10. Hill AV. The physiological basis of athletic records. Lancet 209: 483-486, 1925.
11. Himann JE, Cunningham DA, Rechnitzer PA, and Paterson DH. Age-related changes in speed of walking. Med Sci Sports Exerc 20: 161-166, 1988.
12. Holloszy JO and Kohrt WM. Exercise. In: Handbook of Physiology. Aging. Bethesda, MD: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1995, sect. 11, chapt. 24, p. 633-666.
13. Holloszy JO, Smith EK, Vining M, and Adams S. Effect of voluntary exercise on longevity of rats. J Appl Physiol 59: 826-831, 1985.
14. Hultsch DF, MacDonald SW, and Dixon RA. Variability in reaction time performance of younger and older adults. J Gerontol Psychol B Sci Soc Sci 57: P101-P115, 2002.
15. Joyner MJ. Physiological limiting factors and distance running: influence of gender and age on record performances. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 21: 103-133, 1993.
16. Kallman DA, Plato CC, and Tobin JD. The role of muscle loss in the age-related decline of grip strength: cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives. J Gerontol 45: M82-M88, 1990.
17. Laird NM and Ware JH. Random-effects models for longitudinal data. Biometrics 38: 963-974, 1982.
18. Larsson L, Grimby G, and Karlsson J. Muscle strength and speed of movement in relation to age and muscle morphology. J Appl Physiol 46: 451-456, 1979.
19. Lavoie JM and Montpetit RR. Applied physiology of swimming. Sports Med 3: 165-189, 1986.
20. Levy CM, Kolin E, and Berson BL. Cross training: risk or benefit? An evaluation of injuries in four athlete populations. Sports Med 3: 1-8, 1986.
21. Levy CM, Kolin E, and Berson BL. The effect of cross training on injury incidence, duration, and severity (part 2). Sports Med 3: 1-8, 1986.
22. Martin JC, Farrar RP, Wagner BM, and Spirduso WW. Maximal power across the lifespan. J Gerontol 55: M311-M316, 2000.
23. McDonagh MJN, White MJ, and Davies CTM. Different effects of ageing on the mechanical properties of human arm and leg muscles. Gerontology 30: 49-54, 1984.
24. Meltzer DE. Age dependance of Olympic weightlifting ability. Med Sci Sports Exerc 26: 1053-1067, 1994.
25. Moore DH. A study of age group track and field records to relate age and running speed. Nature 253: 264-265, 1975.
26. Narici MV, Bordini M, and Cerretelli P. Effect of aging on human adductor pollicis muscle function. J Appl Physiol 71: 1277-1281, 1991.
27. Ogawa T, Spina RJ, Martin WH, Kohrt WM, Schechtman KB, Holloszy JO, and Ehsani AA. Effects of aging, sex, and physical training on cardiovascular responses to exercise. Circulation 86: 494-503, 1992.
28. Phillips SK, Rook KM, Siddle NC, Bruce SA, and Woledge RC. Muscle weakness in women occurs at an earlier age than in men, but strength is preserved by hormone replacement therapy. Clin Sci (Lond) 84: 95-98, 1993.
29. Pollock ML, Mengelkoch LJ, Graves JE, Lowenthal DT, Limacher MC, Foster C, and Wilmore JH. Twenty-year follow-up of aerobic power and body composition of older track athletes. J Appl Physiol 82: 1508-1516, 1997.
30. Porter MM, Vandervoort AA, and Lexell J. Aging of human muscle: structure, function, and adaptability. Scand J Med Sci Sports 5: 129-142, 1995.
31. Rogers MA and Evans WJ. Changes in skeletal muscle with aging: effects of exercise training. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 21: 65-102, 1993.
32. Rowe JW and Kahn RL. Human aging: usual and successful. Science 237: 143-149, 1987.
33. Sharp RL, Troup JP, and Costill DL. Relationship between power and freestyle swimming. Med Sci Sports Exerc 14: 53-56, 1982.
34. Skelton DA, Greig CA, Davies JM, and Young A. Strength, power and related functional ability of healthy people aged 65-89 years. Age Ageing 23: 371-377, 1994.
35. Sohal RS and Buchan PB. Relationship between physical activity and life span in the adult housefly, Musca domestica. Exp Gerontol 16: 157-162, 1981.
36. Stocker D, Pink M, and Jobe FW. Comparison of shoulder injury in collegiate and master level swimmers. In: Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming VII, edited by Troup JP, Hollander AP, Strasse D, Trappe SW, Cappaert JM, and Trappe TA. London: E&FN Spon, 1996, p. 90-95.
37. Stones MJ and Kozma A. Adult age trends in athletic performance. Exp Aging Res 7: 269-280, 1981.
38. Tanaka H, Costill DL, Thomas R, Fink WJ, and Widrick JJ. Dry-land resistance training for competitive swimming. Med Sci Sports Exerc 25: 952-959, 1993.
39. Tanaka H and Higuchi M. Age, exercise performance, and physiological functional capacities. Adv Exerc Sports Physiol 4: 51-56, 1998.
40. Tanaka H and Seals DR. Age and gender interactions in physiological functional capacity: insight from swimming performance. J Appl Physiol 82: 846-851, 1997.
41. Wilmore JH and Costill DL. Training for Sport and Activity: Third Edition. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1988.
42. World Health Organization Study Group. Aging and Working Capacity. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1993.