caa a22 4500 606192212 CHVBK 20210128100903.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00391-014-0622-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00391-014-0622-0 Effect of weekly hiking on cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly [Elektronische Daten] [H. Gatterer, C. Raab, S. Pramsohler, M. Faulhaber, M. Burtscher, N. Netzer] Auswirkungen wöchentlicher Bergwanderungen auf kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren bei älteren Menschen Background: Hiking is one of the most popular activities among the elderly in Alpine regions. Due to the long-lasting, moderately intensive nature of this form of physical activity, hiking is generally considered to be beneficial to health. However, it is currently unclear whether once-weekly hiking—as commonly practiced at weekends—really does yield such positive effects in elderly persons aged 60years and over. Objectives: This study investigated the effect of a single weekly mountain hiking session on cardiovascular risk factors. Materials and methods: A 9-month mountain hiking program was completed by 14male (age 65.6 ± 2.7years) and 10female (age 66.2 ± 4.4years) elderly participants. The program consisted of a single weekly hiking session with the goal of achieving a 500-m altitude increase within 3h. Before and after the 9-month program, an electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed and blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), high-density (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) measurements were made. Results: The elderly participants showed a normal cardiovascular risk profile at the start of the investigation. The estimated net energy expenditure for one hiking session was approximately 521 ± 91kcal. Over the 9-month period, no changes were found in any of the investigated parameters for the entire group. However, participants with untreated hypertension showed a reduced systolic blood pressure. Conclusion: The present investigation showed that moderate-intensity activity only at weekends does not improve cardiovascular risk factors in elderly persons with a relatively normal cardiovascular risk profile. Conversely, elderly persons suffering from hypertension might profit from such a practice. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Hypertension nationallicence Exercise nationallicence Cardiovascular disease nationallicence Blood pressure nationallicence Electrocardiogram nationallicence Hypertonie nationallicence Bewegung nationallicence Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen nationallicence Blutdruck nationallicence Elektrokardiogramm nationallicence Gatterer H. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut Raab C. Department of Internal Medicine, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany aut Pramsohler S. Hermann Buhl Institute for Hypoxia and Sleep Medicine Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria aut Faulhaber M. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut Burtscher M. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut Netzer N. Department of Internal Medicine, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany aut Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Berlin Heidelberg 48/2(2015-02-01), 150-153 0948-6704 48:2<150 2015 48 391 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-014-0622-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-014-0622-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gatterer H. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Raab C. Department of Internal Medicine, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pramsohler S. Hermann Buhl Institute for Hypoxia and Sleep Medicine Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Faulhaber M. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burtscher M. Department of Sport Science, University Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Netzer N. Department of Internal Medicine, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Berlin Heidelberg 48/2(2015-02-01), 150-153 0948-6704 48:2<150 2015 48 391