Are High-Intensity Workouts Suitable For All Ages?

Home > News > Industry Information  > Are High-Intensity Workouts Suitable For All Ages?

Certifications

CE FITNESS EQUIPMENT
CE CARDIO

New Product

  • China High - Quality Incline Chest Fly Machine for Optimal Workouts manufacturer

    High - Quality Incline Chest Fly Machine for Optimal Workouts

    The High - Quality Incline Chest Fly Machine is a must - have for fitness enthusiasts. Its red - colored frame is made of high - strength materials, ensuring stability and durability. The machine offers an incline bench that can be adjusted to different angles, catering to various workout preferences. It comes with ergonomic handles that provide a firm grip and reduce strain on the wrists. The backrest is cushioned to offer maximum comfort during extended training sessions. This machine is perfect for those aiming to build and tone their chest muscles through precise and controlled incline chest fly movements.

  • China Enhance Your Leg Strength with Our Leg Extension Machine manufacturer

    Enhance Your Leg Strength with Our Leg Extension Machine

    The Leg Extension Machine is a high - quality piece of fitness equipment designed to target and strengthen the leg muscles effectively. Its robust red frame not only provides stability but also adds a stylish touch to any gym setting. The machine features adjustable seats and backrests, ensuring a comfortable and customized workout experience for users of different heights and sizes.   Equipped with padded rollers and handles, the machine offers additional support and safety during exercises. The leg extension mechanism is smooth and precise, allowing for controlled movements that isolate the quadriceps and hamstrings, helping to build muscle tone and strength.   This machine is suitable for both home and commercial gym use. Whether you are a fitness enthusiast looking to enhance your leg workout routine or a professional trainer seeking reliable equipment for clients, this leg extension machine is an excellent choice.

  • China Professional Hip Trainer for Effective Buttock Exercises manufacturer

    Professional Hip Trainer for Effective Buttock Exercises

    The Hip Abductor Machine is a high - quality fitness device designed for strengthening the buttock and hip muscles. Its vibrant red frame is both sturdy and visually appealing. The machine features adjustable seats and backrests, providing comfort and support during workouts. It also has handles and footrests that are ergonomically positioned to ensure proper exercise form.   This machine is suitable for both home and gym use. It is an essential tool for fitness enthusiasts aiming to target their gluteal muscles effectively. The smooth operation and durable construction make it a reliable choice for long - term fitness goals.

  • China Multi Functional Trainer Smith Machine Squat Rack manufacturer

    Multi Functional Trainer Smith Machine Squat Rack

    Logo & OEM:yes Package:Polybag+ctn+wooden Case Feature:strong bearing force, thicker material,  Delivery time:7days within Style:Gym Equipment

  • China Efficient and Durable Hip Abduction Machine for Optimal Fitness Training manufacturer

    Efficient and Durable Hip Abduction Machine for Optimal Fitness Training

    Sturdy Construction: Built with high - grade steel, this leg press machine ensures durability and stability during intense workouts. The red and black color scheme not only gives it a sleek and modern appearance but also indicates its industrial - strength build. Ergonomic Design: The machine is designed with user comfort in mind. It features well - padded seats and backrests, reducing strain and ensuring proper posture during exercise. The adjustable footrests and seat positions accommodate users of various heights, allowing for a customized workout experience. Smooth Operation: Equipped with a precision - engineered weight plate guide, the leg press machine offers smooth and consistent motion. This ensures that each repetition is fluid, enabling users to focus on their form and maximize muscle engagement. Safety Features: Safety is a top priority. The machine includes safety stops and locking mechanisms to prevent accidents and ensure secure use. The non - slip footplates provide additional stability, reducing the risk of slipping during heavy lifts. Versatility: This leg press machine is versatile, allowing for a variety of leg exercises beyond the standard leg press. Users can perform calf raises and single - leg presses, making it a comprehensive lower - body training tool.

Contact us

Welcome to Shandong Xingya Sports Fitness Inc.  We are the China premier gym equipment supplier on the internet. You are our most important customer.Y...

Are High-Intensity Workouts Suitable For All Ages?

2017-08-17 15:19:03




  NEW YORK: Abbreviated, intense workouts may help people of any age become healthier, a new study of old mice that ran on treadmills suggests. Although the experiment involved rodents, not humans, the study found that old mice can tolerate high-intensity interval training and rapidly gain fitness and strength, even if they start off frail and exercise for only a few minutes a week.

  In recent years, high-intensity interval training has generated considerable attention among exercise scientists and practitioners. In this type of workout, you perform repeated, brief bursts of very intense exercise interspersed with longer periods of easy recovery.

   The primary allure of high-intensity interval training is, for most of us, its brevity. A typical high-intensity workout lasts less than 15 minutes, including a warm-up and cool-down, but has been shown in multiple studies to provide health and fitness benefits that are the same as or greater than an hour or more of continuous and relatively moderate exercise.



  Much of the research into short, intense exercise, or CF rack exercise however, has centred on its benefits for healthy adults, usually those below the age of 50. One famous and still ongoing study in Japan recruited adults past age 55 and found that interval walking — in which volunteers stride briskly for three minutes and then slowly for another three — enabled the older men and women to improve their endurance and blood pressures to a greater extent than walking moderately for the same amount of time.

   But that study focused on relatively gentle interval training by a group of relatively healthy older volunteers, leaving many questions still unanswered about whether older, more-frail bodies can successfully complete and respond to typical interval training workouts.

   So for the new study, which was published in June in the Journal of Gerontology A, researchers at the University at Buffalo decided to coax frail, elderly mice through a programme of high-intensity interval running.

  They began by gathering mice that were the rodent equivalent of about age 65 in people. Until that point, these mice had all been sedentary. Some also were frail, according to a numerical scale first developed for people that considers weight, strength, endurance, and how often and rapidly the animals move about.



    The scientists tested the animals’ current health and fitness and then divided them into two groups. One, serving as a control, continued with their normal, sedentary lives.

  The others began a programme of high-intensity interval training on little treadmills. Mice, even elderly ones, generally like to run but, if allowed to set their own pace, will usually stroll along at a moderate, jogging-style speed. The scientists wanted their exercising animals to strain more than that. So they ramped up the incline and speed of the treadmills.

   Ultimately, the animals would sprint uphill for one minute followed by a minute of walking, with that interval repeated four times. If the animals faltered at a given speed, the researchers eased off a bit, so that the program’s intensity was individualized and elastic but still high.

  These interval sessions continued three times a week for four months, which would approximate about eight years in our lives, according to Dr Bruce Troen, a professor of medicine and head of the division of geriatrics at the University at Buffalo, who, with his colleague Kenneth Seldeen and others, conducted the study. (It was funded primarily by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.)



     By the end of the study, the mice were the rodent equivalent of septuagenarians.
And those that had remained sedentary displayed the expected physical hallmarks of being that age. They had less muscle mass, can do strength and endurance exercise on power rack than four months before and moved more infrequently and slowly.

     But the interval-trained mice seemed in many ways younger than they had been at the start. In particular, they were stronger. When pulled backward gently by researchers, they would cling to a bar longer than at the start of the study. They also had greater endurance capacity, as well as more muscle mass in their hind legs than the sedentary animals, and they scampered faster. Few now were frail.

    Perhaps most important, “the animals had tolerated the high-intensity interval training well,” despite their advanced ages, Troen said. None had found the effort impossible.

   Of course, mice are not people and their capabilities do not necessarily mimic ours. People, whatever their age, who might wish to try high-intensity interval training should talk with a doctor first, Troen said, and perhaps look for supervised interval training programs at local gyms. Some offer HIIT classes specifically aimed at older participants and led by instructors with training in geriatric exercise.

  This study also did not compare interval training to other types of exercise and so cannot tease out whether interval training leads to better health outcomes among older people than, for instance, long walks.

     But intervals do have that signature advantage, Troen said: “You get done so quickly.”