Preserving Mobility in Older Adults with Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia : Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations for Physical Activity Interventions

One of the most widely conserved hallmarks of aging is a decline in functional capabilities. Mobility loss is particularly burdensome due to its association with negative health outcomes, loss of independence and disability, and the heavy impact on quality of life. Recently, a new condition, physical frailty and sarcopenia, has been proposed to define a critical stage in the disabling cascade. Physical frailty and sarcopenia are characterized by weakness, slowness, and reduced muscle mass, yet with preserved ability to move independently. One of the strategies that have shown some benefits in combatting mobility loss and its consequences for older adults is physical activity. Here, we describe the opportunities and challenges for the development of physical activity interventions in people with physical frailty and sarcopenia. The aim of this article is to review age-related physio(patho)logical changes that impact mobility in old age and to provide recommendations and procedures in accordance with the available literature.Peer reviewe

Preserving mobility in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia:opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for physical activity interventions

Abstract One of the most widely conserved hallmarks of aging is a decline in functional capabilities. Mobility loss is particularly burdensome due to its association with negative health outcomes, loss of independence and disability, and the heavy impact on quality of life. Recently, a new condition, physical frailty and sarcopenia, has been proposed to define a critical stage in the disabling cascade. Physical frailty and sarcopenia are characterized by weakness, slowness, and reduced muscle mass, yet with preserved ability to move independently. One of the strategies that have shown some benefits in combatting mobility loss and its consequences for older adults is physical activity. Here, we describe the opportunities and challenges for the development of physical activity interventions in people with physical frailty and sarcopenia. The aim of this article is to review age-related physio(patho)logical changes that impact mobility in old age and to provide recommendations and procedures in accordance with the available literature

La conservazione ex situ della biodiversit\ue0 delle specie vegetalispontanee e coltivate in Italia Stato dell\u2019arte, criticit\ue0 e azioni da compiere

Il presente documento riguarda lo stato della conservazione ex situ della biodiversità vegetale in Italia, le criticità riscontrate relativamente alle diverse componenti della flora (specie spontanee autoctone, forestali e coltivate) e le azioni da compiere in via prioritaria per risolvere i problemi piùacuti. Seppure destinati a ”invecchiare”, in molti casi sono stati elaborati i costi di alcune delle azioni da compiere per rendere concreto l’impegno economico che, in taluni casi, la difesa della biodiversità comporta. Sebbene perfettibile, il lavoro tenta di fornire una sintesi, con base rigorosamente scientifica, sulla conservazione ex situ della biodiversità delle specie vegetali ed è perciò un contributo alla Strategia nazionale per la biodiversità

La conservazione ex situ della biodiversit\ue0 delle specie vegetali spontanee e coltivate in Italia. Stato dell'arte, criticit\ue0 e azioni da compiere.

Il presente documento riguarda lo stato della conservazione ex situ della biodiversit\ue0 vegetale in Italia, le criticit\ue0 riscontrate relativamente alle diverse componenti della flora (specie spontanee autoctone, forestali e coltivate) e le azioni da compiere in via prioritaria per risolvere i problemi pi\uf9acuti. Seppure destinati a \u201dinvecchiare\u201d, in molti casi sono stati elaborati i costi di alcune delle azioni da compiere per rendere concreto l\u2019impegno economico che, in taluni casi, la difesa della biodiversit\ue0 comporta. Sebbene perfettibile, il lavoro tenta di fornire una sintesi, con base rigorosamente scientifica, sulla conservazione ex situ della biodiversit\ue0 delle specie vegetali ed \ue8 perci\uf2 un contributo alla Strategia nazionale per la biodiversit\ue0