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  • 120 min/week of neuromotor ...
    Martinez-Navarro, Ignacio; Cordellat, Ana; Roldán, Ainoa; Sanchis, Gema; Blasco-Lafarga, Cristina

    Experimental gerontology, March 2021, 2021-Mar, 2021-03-00, 20210301, Letnik: 145
    Journal Article

    The study aimed at comparing the effects of a neuromotor multicomponent training program (MCTP) on executive function, functional fitness, blood pressure, body composition and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), compared with a concurrent strength and endurance exercise training program (CONTROL-EXE) and a cognitive training program (CONTROL-COG). 56 older women (73 ± 6 years) completed the 30-weeks intervention. The three groups attended two 60-min sessions per week and they were assessed before and after the intervention. MCTP showed a moderate improvement in Stroop C condition (28 ± 7 vs 32 ± 8 correct items; p = 0.001; d = 0.53) and Stroop interference score (−7.4 ± 7.3 vs −3.7 ± 6.1; p = 0.035; d = 0.55), while no changes were observed among control groups. MCTP showed a small to moderate improvement in Timed Up and Go test (TUGT) (5.85 ± 0.58 vs 5.46 ± 0.56 s; p < 0.001; d = 0.71) and Chair-Stand test (CST) (18 ± 4 vs 19 ± 4 repetitions; p < 0.001; d = 0.47); while CONTROL-EXE only improved moderately at TUGT (7.02 ± 1.1 vs 6.44 ± 0.91 s; p = 0.005; d = 0.59) and CONTROL-COG showed a moderate to small worsening in TUGT, CST and handgrip strength. Additionally, MCTP enhanced body composition and HRQOL. Lastly, both exercise groups showed lowered blood pressure values. Our results suggest that a neuromotor MCTP could be considered as a highly suitable training to enhance executive function, functional fitness, HRQOL and body composition in older women. •120 min/week of neuromotor multicomponent training are enough to improve executive function and functional fitness.•Neuromotor multicomponent programs could be considered as a highly suitable training to improve executive function.•Neuromotor multicomponent training proved superior to concurrent training regarding HRQoL and body composition improvement.•Aging, in absence of exercise training, may exert deleterious effects on functional fitness and HRQoL in only 30 weeks.