title: Introducing a multifaceted exercise intervention particular to older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With a substantial increase in diagnosed Parkinson's disease, it is of great importance to examine tolerance and physical measures of evolving exercise interventions. Of particular importance, a multifaceted exercise intervention combining active-assisted cycling and resistance training to older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and ten healthy older adults (67.5 ± 7.9 years of age) engaged in an 8-week, 24-session, multifaceted exercise protocol. The protocol consisted of both active-assisted cycling and resistance training. Tolerance was measured, as well as multiple indicators of health-related physical fitness. These indicators examined improvements in cardiovascular performance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-two older adults and older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease tolerated the intervention by completing all 24 sessions. Repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated significant (P ≤ 0.003) improvements in cardiovascular performance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility for both groups of individuals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The multifaceted intervention is the first to combine both active-assisted cycling and resistance training. The older adult and the older adult diagnosed with Parkinson's disease exhibited both tolerance and health-related improvements in physical fitness following the intervention.
authors.affiliation: Exercise and Sports Science, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Parker 164, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA, cpeacock@nova.edu.
authors.forename: Corey A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: Gabriel J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Kayla A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fickes-Ryan
authors.forename: Duane B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: Kyle-Patrick A
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: von Carlowitz
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ridgel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods