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USP reports bodyweight interval training in Brazilian primary care units reduced frailty in older adults
The Universidade de São Paulo reports that bodyweight interval training delivered in public primary health units reduced frailty among older people and lowered their blood pressure.
Why it matters: Older adults using Brazil's basic health units were the group in which USP reports reduced frailty and better strength from bodyweight interval training.
The Universidade de São Paulo's newsroom reported research in which older people did interval training using their own body weight at UBS (Unidades Básicas de Saúde, Brazil's public primary health units).
According to the university's report, the training reduced frailty and improved the participants' strength and functional performance.
The university also reported that the programme lowered the older participants' blood pressure.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Older people attending primary health units are the group directly concerned: the university reports that bodyweight interval training delivered there reduced their frailty, improved strength and function, and lowered blood pressure.
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