Geriatric medicine and Olympic elite sports-parallels and philosophies.

IF 6 2区医学 Q1 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Age and ageing Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1093/ageing/afae212

Claire McDonald, Avan A Sayer, Miles D Witham

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Abstract

The 30th Olympiad took place in July 2024. At first glance, sports science and training of elite athletes may appear to be of little relevance to geriatric medicine. However, there are important parallels between the practice of geriatric medicine and elite sports and lessons that we can learn from our sports science colleagues. Elite athletes and older people are operating at the margins of physiological capacity. Both benefit from tailored, scientifically informed training programmes delivered and monitored by a multidisciplinary team. There are parallels between the comprehensive geriatric assessment and the philosophy of marginal gains pioneered by British Cycling. Insights into the biology of skeletal muscle function are beginning to translate into the development of clinical interventions and substances that offer an unfair advantage in sport by improving muscle strength and physical performance may be of therapeutic benefit in sarcopenia. The 2024 Olympics provide an opportunity for us to learn lessons for excellence in our research and provide an opportunity to promote exercise across the life course-important for healthy ageing.

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老年医学和奥林匹克精英体育--相似之处和理念。

第 30 届奥林匹克运动会于 2024 年 7 月举行。乍一看，体育科学和精英运动员的训练似乎与老年医学关系不大。然而，老年医学和精英体育之间存在着重要的相似之处，我们可以从体育科学同行那里学到一些经验。精英运动员和老年人都处于生理能力的边缘。两者都受益于由多学科团队提供和监测的量身定制、科学合理的训练计划。老年病综合评估与英国自行车运动首创的边际收益理念有相似之处。对骨骼肌功能生物学的深入了解正开始转化为临床干预措施的开发，而在体育运动中通过提高肌肉力量和体能表现来提供不公平优势的物质，可能对肌肉疏松症有治疗作用。2024 年奥运会为我们提供了一个在研究中吸取经验教训的机会，也为我们提供了一个在整个生命过程中推广运动的机会--这对健康老龄化非常重要。

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Age and ageing 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

9.20

自引率

6.00%

发文量

796

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Age and Ageing is an international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on ageing and clinical, epidemiological, and psychological aspects of later life.