MitoFit-Physiotherapy module
- The project MitoFit highlights the benefits of mitochondrial fitness.
WP8
- Development of a physiotherapy module: effects of physical activity on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged subjects
Abstract
- It is well established that physical activity provides numerous health benefits, including reductions in risk for a variety of diseases (e.g. coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes) and improvement in functional ability. However, the time course of the preventive or therapeutic effectiveness of physical activity is not well established. The main goals of WP8 is (i) to compare the fitness and health status of a group of subjects that has been physically active for at least 6 years with an age and sex matched group of sedentary persons; and (ii) to monitor changes in fitness and health status (including mitochondrial function) of the sedentary subjects starting with physical activity assisted by physiotherapy.
