The Role And Impact Of Outdoor Walks, Combined With A Special Recreational Exercise Program, In Improving Lower Limb Strength And Motor Balance In 55-65 Year Olds

10.62591/ajpa.2023.12.03

Abstract

Sports participation is declining in most countries starting at age 12, with the tendency
becoming considerably more noticeable as people get older. The most industrialized nations
experience a demographic shift that leads to an older population due to declining birth rates and
improvements in healthcare. The objective of this literature review is to analyse the existing
data to discover the rates, current trends of sports participation, health problems and ways of
preventing and improving it through exercise therapies of a recreational nature in the 55-65 age
group in Albania and the world. 54 articles from Google Scholar, 16 articles from Crossref, 22
articles from PubMed, 14 papers from Research Gate, and 11 books (a total of 117 references)
that were chosen for preliminary screening were evaluated using a methodical methodology.
Upon through examination, 29 articles, or 25% of the total, satisfied the requirements to be
regarded as legitimate for the subject at hand. The current condition of lower limb strength and
balance in both the experimental and control groups will be determined through preliminary
laboratory testing. Two instruments from the Sports University of Tirana biomechanics lab; the
Leonardo Platform and the Isokinetic Dynamometer will be employed for the aforementioned
measurements. We estimate that the study sample will consist of 60–90 working-age men and
women who fall into the 55–65 age range. The systematic literature review and meta-analysis
aims to define quantitative relationships of lower limb strength with balance improvement. Due
to the accelerated aging process, the middle-aged population experiences a decline in strength,
endurance, flexibility, and muscle mass (sarcopenia), which impairs coordination, stability, and
balance.