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Filter by:This study explores the effectiveness of fruit and vegetable enzyme supplementation in reducing fatigue and enhancing aerobic capacity in elderly individuals after engaging in high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) through exergaming. Sixteen elderly female participants were divided into two groups based on pre-test lactate levels: an enzyme group and a placebo group, to ensure comparability. They performed HIIE using Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure, completing eight sets of 20-second high-effort exercises with 30-second rest intervals, totaling 370 seconds of activity. The primary metrics evaluated were blood lactate levels, heart rate (HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and training impulse (TRIMP). Participants in the enzyme group received a fruit and vegetable enzyme supplement in a 30 c.c. dose twice daily for 14 days. The study aimed to determine if enzyme supplementation could effectively mitigate the physiological stress of HIIE and improve exercise outcomes in the elderly.
Athletic training aims to increase and improve physical performance that is achieved through training overload combined with periods of rest and recovery. Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is associated with an imbalance between training and recovery. The symptoms associated with OTS vary between individuals and may reflect parasympathetic and/or sympathetic nervous system alterations as well as endocrine irregularities. The prevalence is not known, but it is usually reported among endurance athletes, such as cyclists, distance runners and triathletes. It appears that OTS represents a systemic inflammatory process with diffuse effects on the neurohormonal axis affecting host immunology and mood. Previous works, showed that cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) is correlated with the severity of excessive exercise-induced inflammation as well as with trauma and stroke severity suggesting that it might be used as a potential clinical marker for athletes with overtraining syndrome. Oxidative stress indices can be determined non-invasively and may reflect inflammatory responses after training suggesting that they could be used as clinical markers for the diagnosis of OTS. However, there are no available biomarkers to aid towards the diagnosis and/or prevention of OTS, except that of the persistence of unexplained underperformance despite an extensive recovery of the athlete. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of cf-DNA and selected oxidative stress variables as diagnostic biomarkers of OTS.