Noé Frédéric, Korchi Karim, Bru Noëlle, Paillard Thierry
E2S UPPA, MEPS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Tarbes, France.
UPR APSY-v, Université de Nîmes, 5 Rue du Docteur Georges Salan CS 13019, 30021, Nîmes Cedex 1, France.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Apr 20;14(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00467-5.
The time of day that people exercise can potentially influence the efficiency of exercises for fall prevention in older adults. The present pilot study was conducted to explore the feasibility and effects of morning versus afternoon exercising on postural control in institutionalized older adults.
Nine older adults completed a 3-month multimodal exercise program in its entirety (14 participants were recruited at the beginning and were initially randomly separated into two groups). One group exercised in the morning (ME; n = 4) and the other in the afternoon (AE; n = 5). Postural control was assessed with a force platform at pre and post-intervention at the following times: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Postural control significantly improved only in the AE group post-intervention. Improvements in postural control in the AE group were mainly observed in the morning.
The afternoon would be the best period to implement exercise sessions dedicated to improve postural control in older subjects with benefits mainly observed in the morning. Further studies are needed with a larger sample in order to confirm these results.
人们进行锻炼的时间可能会影响老年人预防跌倒锻炼的效果。本试点研究旨在探讨上午锻炼与下午锻炼对机构养老老年人姿势控制的可行性及效果。
9名老年人完整完成了一项为期3个月的多模式锻炼计划（最初招募了14名参与者，最初随机分为两组）。一组在上午锻炼（ME组；n = 4），另一组在下午锻炼（AE组；n = 5）。在干预前后的以下时间点使用测力平台评估姿势控制：上午8点、上午11点、下午2点和下午5点。
干预后仅AE组的姿势控制有显著改善。AE组姿势控制的改善主要在上午观察到。
下午是开展专门改善老年受试者姿势控制锻炼课程的最佳时间段，主要在上午观察到益处。需要进一步开展更大样本量的研究以证实这些结果。
