Re: [MTC Global] Strength Training for Grandma and Grandpa

Thank you for sharing. 

The larger picture about developments in Europe and health policy aims is best expressed by European Commissioner Tonio Borg [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonio_Borg (born 12 May 1957)],  European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy:

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/borg/

http://gozonews.com/41605/future-of-the-eu-a-citizens-dialogue-with-yonio-borg-in-valletta/

Mental Health and mental well being has also to be (and is being) considered.  This from his web page:

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/borg/personally_speaking/index_en.htm

The total costs of depression alone in the European Economic area amount to an approximate €136.3 billion¹.

¹ http://ec.europa.eu/health/mental_health/docs/long_term_sustainability_en.pdf

A recent survey² shows that a total of 381 initiatives have been rolled out across Europe, half of them in schools, to raise awareness about mental health prevention. Such initiatives empower citizens early in life, to recognize early symptoms of a mental illness and take timely action to keep the illness from worsening.
² http://ec.europa.eu/health/interest_groups/docs/ev_20130911_co03_en.pdf

Commissioner Tonio Borg's recent speeches recently has an increasing emphasis on several aspects that touches on Complementary, Alternative and Traditional Systems of Medicine - India provides several areas of leadership in this area (Ayurveda, Yoga, Siddha, Amchi Tibetan Medicine but seems not to have mature national policies which aligns with global needs and demands or provide global leadership).

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/borg/speeches_en.cfm

27-06-2013

... the Union fully recognises that there are complementary and alternative medicines with particular characteristics which go beyond the concept of conventional medicinal products. – Commissioner Tonio Borg


As a follow up of the CAMbrella project (http://www.cambrella.eu/), a "European Reference Centre for Traditional Systems of Medicine" and a European Observatory for CAM are now being considered. 

CAMbrella Project - mapping Complementary and Alternative Medicine activies around Europe

CAMbrella is a European research network for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The group consists of 16 partner institutions from 12 European countries and is focussed on academic research into, but not the advocacy for any CAM treatment.  - details of the project now conclude is at:  http://www.cambrella.eu/.

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:03 AM, mohd ahsan <mohd2003ahsan@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

People lose 30% of their muscle strength between the ages of 50 and 70 years. However, maintaining muscle strength in old age is enormously important in order to maintain mobility and to be able to lead an independent life and manage everyday tasks independently. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Frank Mayer and colleagues from the University of Potsdam conclude that progressive strength (resistance) training counteracts muscular atrophy in old age.

The authors investigated the extent of the effects that can be achieved by strength (resistance) training in elderly persons and which intensities of exercise are useful and possible in persons older than 60 years. They found that regular strength (resistance) training increased muscle strength, reduced muscular atrophy, and that tendons and bones adapt too. These successes in turn had a preventive effect in terms of avoiding falls and injuries. Greater intensities of training yielded greater effects than moderate and low intensities. In order to increase muscle mass, an intensity of 60-85% of the one-repetition-maximum is required. In order to increase rapidly available muscle force, higher intensities (>85%) are required. The optimum amount of exercise for healthy elderly persons is 3 to 4 training units per week.

In the coming decades, the importance of maintaining the ability to work and to make a living will increase, as will the need for independence in everyday life and leisure activities. The increase in the retirement age to 67 years from 2012 means that one in three adults of working age will be older than 50 by 2020, and by 2050, the proportion of people older than 60 in Germany's population will rise to an estimated 40%. Currently, the proportion of elderly persons who practice strength (resistance) training is about 10-15%.

 

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Journal Reference:

1. Mayer, F; Scharhag-Rosenberger, F; Carlsohn, A; Cassel, M; Müller, S; Scharhag, J. The Intensity and Effects of Strength Training in the Elderly. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2011; 108(21): 359-64 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0359

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Dr. Mohammad Ahsan
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