Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study

Autores
Belzunce, Martín Alberto; Henckel, Johann; Di Laura, Anna; Horga, Laura M.; Hart, Alister James
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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versión publicada
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Physical activity and a healthy lifestyle are crucial factors for delaying and reducing the effects of sarcopenia. Cycling has gained popularity in the last decades among midlife men. While the cardiovascular benefits of cycling and other endurance exercises have been extensively proved, the potential benefits of lifelong aerobic exercise on muscle health have not been adequately studied. Our aim was to quantify the benefits of cycling in terms of muscle health in middle-aged men, using magnetic resonance imaging. We ran a cross-sectional study involving two groups of middle-aged male adults (mean age 49 years, range 30–65) that underwent Dixon MRI of the pelvis. The groups consisted of 28 physically inactive (PI) and 28 trained recreational cyclists. The latter had cycled more than 7000 km in the last year and have been training for 15 years on average, while the PI volunteers have not practiced sports for an average of 27 years. We processed the Dixon MRI scans by labelling and computing the fat fraction (FF), volume and lean volume of gluteus maximus (GMAX) and gluteus medius (GMED); and measuring the volume of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We found that the cyclists group had lower FF levels, a measure of intramuscular fat infiltration, compared to the PI group for GMAX (PI median FF 21.6%, cyclists median FF 14.8%, p < 0.01) and GMED (PI median FF 16.0%, cyclists median FF 11.4%, p < 0.01). Cyclists had also larger GMAX and GMED muscles than the PI group (p < 0.01), after normalizing it by body mass. Muscle mass and fat infiltration were strongly correlated with SAT volume. These results suggest that cycling could help preserve muscle mass and composition in middle-aged men. Although more research is needed to support these results, this study adds new evidence to support public health efforts to promote cycling.
Fil: Belzunce, Martín Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas. - Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas; Argentina
Fil: Henckel, Johann. No especifíca;
Fil: Di Laura, Anna. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
Fil: Horga, Laura M.. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
Fil: Hart, Alister James. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
Materia
CYCLISTS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
INTRAMUSCULAR FAT
MUSCLE HEALTH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SARCOPENIA
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
title Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
spellingShingle Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
Belzunce, Martín Alberto
CYCLISTS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
INTRAMUSCULAR FAT
MUSCLE HEALTH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SARCOPENIA
title_short Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
title_full Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
title_fullStr Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
title_full_unstemmed Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
title_sort Mid-life cyclists preserve muscle mass and composition: a 3D MRI study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Belzunce, Martín Alberto
Henckel, Johann
Di Laura, Anna
Horga, Laura M.
Hart, Alister James
author Belzunce, Martín Alberto
author_facet Belzunce, Martín Alberto
Henckel, Johann
Di Laura, Anna
Horga, Laura M.
Hart, Alister James
author_role author
author2 Henckel, Johann
Di Laura, Anna
Horga, Laura M.
Hart, Alister James
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CYCLISTS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
INTRAMUSCULAR FAT
MUSCLE HEALTH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SARCOPENIA
topic CYCLISTS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
INTRAMUSCULAR FAT
MUSCLE HEALTH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SARCOPENIA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Physical activity and a healthy lifestyle are crucial factors for delaying and reducing the effects of sarcopenia. Cycling has gained popularity in the last decades among midlife men. While the cardiovascular benefits of cycling and other endurance exercises have been extensively proved, the potential benefits of lifelong aerobic exercise on muscle health have not been adequately studied. Our aim was to quantify the benefits of cycling in terms of muscle health in middle-aged men, using magnetic resonance imaging. We ran a cross-sectional study involving two groups of middle-aged male adults (mean age 49 years, range 30–65) that underwent Dixon MRI of the pelvis. The groups consisted of 28 physically inactive (PI) and 28 trained recreational cyclists. The latter had cycled more than 7000 km in the last year and have been training for 15 years on average, while the PI volunteers have not practiced sports for an average of 27 years. We processed the Dixon MRI scans by labelling and computing the fat fraction (FF), volume and lean volume of gluteus maximus (GMAX) and gluteus medius (GMED); and measuring the volume of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We found that the cyclists group had lower FF levels, a measure of intramuscular fat infiltration, compared to the PI group for GMAX (PI median FF 21.6%, cyclists median FF 14.8%, p < 0.01) and GMED (PI median FF 16.0%, cyclists median FF 11.4%, p < 0.01). Cyclists had also larger GMAX and GMED muscles than the PI group (p < 0.01), after normalizing it by body mass. Muscle mass and fat infiltration were strongly correlated with SAT volume. These results suggest that cycling could help preserve muscle mass and composition in middle-aged men. Although more research is needed to support these results, this study adds new evidence to support public health efforts to promote cycling.
Fil: Belzunce, Martín Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas. - Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas; Argentina
Fil: Henckel, Johann. No especifíca;
Fil: Di Laura, Anna. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
Fil: Horga, Laura M.. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
Fil: Hart, Alister James. Colegio Universitario de Londres; Reino Unido
description Physical activity and a healthy lifestyle are crucial factors for delaying and reducing the effects of sarcopenia. Cycling has gained popularity in the last decades among midlife men. While the cardiovascular benefits of cycling and other endurance exercises have been extensively proved, the potential benefits of lifelong aerobic exercise on muscle health have not been adequately studied. Our aim was to quantify the benefits of cycling in terms of muscle health in middle-aged men, using magnetic resonance imaging. We ran a cross-sectional study involving two groups of middle-aged male adults (mean age 49 years, range 30–65) that underwent Dixon MRI of the pelvis. The groups consisted of 28 physically inactive (PI) and 28 trained recreational cyclists. The latter had cycled more than 7000 km in the last year and have been training for 15 years on average, while the PI volunteers have not practiced sports for an average of 27 years. We processed the Dixon MRI scans by labelling and computing the fat fraction (FF), volume and lean volume of gluteus maximus (GMAX) and gluteus medius (GMED); and measuring the volume of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We found that the cyclists group had lower FF levels, a measure of intramuscular fat infiltration, compared to the PI group for GMAX (PI median FF 21.6%, cyclists median FF 14.8%, p < 0.01) and GMED (PI median FF 16.0%, cyclists median FF 11.4%, p < 0.01). Cyclists had also larger GMAX and GMED muscles than the PI group (p < 0.01), after normalizing it by body mass. Muscle mass and fat infiltration were strongly correlated with SAT volume. These results suggest that cycling could help preserve muscle mass and composition in middle-aged men. Although more research is needed to support these results, this study adds new evidence to support public health efforts to promote cycling.
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