Age-related changes in 100-km ultra-marathon running performance

B Knechtle, CA Rüst, T Rosemann, R Lepers - Age, 2012 - Springer
The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the participation and performance trends at the
'100 km Lauf Biel'in Switzerland from 1998 to 2010, and (2) to compare the age-related …

Endurance performance in masters athletes

P Reaburn, B Dascombe - European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 2008 - Springer
Masters athletes are typically older than 35 years of age and systematically train for, and
compete in, organized forms of sport specifically designed for older adults. They are …

Trends in triathlon performance: effects of sex and age

R Lepers, B Knechtle, PJ Stapley - Sports Medicine, 2013 - Springer
The influences of sex and age upon endurance performance have previously been
documented for both running and swimming. A number of recent studies have investigated …

Preliminary data on two voice therapy interventions in the treatment of presbyphonia

A Ziegler, K Verdolini Abbott, M Johns… - The …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Presbyphonia is common among elderly individuals, yet few studies
have evaluated behavioral treatment approaches for presbyphonia. The primary aim of this …

Exponential growth combined with exponential decline explains lifetime performance evolution in individual and human species

G Berthelot, S Len, P Hellard, M Tafflet, M Guillaume… - Age, 2012 - Springer
The physiological parameters characterizing human capacities (the ability to move,
reproduce or perform tasks) evolve with ageing: performance is limited at birth, increases to …

Neuroprotective effects of exercise on the aging human neuromuscular system

MD Allen, BH Dalton, KJ Gilmore, CJ McNeil… - Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human biological aging from maturity to senescence is associated with a gradual loss of
muscle mass and neuromuscular function. It is not until very old age (> 80 years) however …

Nutrition for special populations: young, female, and masters athletes

B Desbrow, NA Burd… - … journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Adolescent, female, and masters athletes have unique nutritional requirements as a
consequence of undertaking daily training and competition in addition to the specific …

Life-long endurance exercise in humans: circulating levels of inflammatory markers and leg muscle size

UR Mikkelsen, C Couppé, A Karlsen, JF Grosset… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2013 - Elsevier
Human aging is associated with a loss of skeletal muscle and an increase in circulating
inflammatory markers. It is unknown whether endurance training (Tr) can prevent these …

Psychological and social outcomes of sport participation for older adults: A systematic review

ACH Kim, SH Park, S Kim, A Fontes-Comber - Ageing & Society, 2020 - cambridge.org
Sport participation is well known to promote health outcomes for children and adolescents.
Nevertheless, there is insufficient evidence about the psychological and social outcomes of …

Declining performance of master athletes: silhouettes of the trajectory of healthy human ageing?

NR Lazarus, SDR Harridge - The Journal of Physiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of world record performances by master athletes suggests an essentially
linear decline with age until around the eighth decade after which performance decline …