Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Basic Metabolic Panel Perceived Exertion and Exercise Adherence in Elderly

Perceived Exertion

The Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale was used to assess perceived exertion during breathing. It was given after the first and final training sessions. The participants were asked to score their difficulty in breathing on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 indicating no trouble in breathing at all and 10 indicating maximum difficulty in breathing

Time frame: 4 weeks

Exercise Adherence

The Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS) is a self-reported 16-item questionnaire that rates adherence to prescribed workouts. The EARS are divided into three components. The suggested exercise questionnaire is discussed in Section (A), Section (B) discusses exercise adherence behavior, and Section (C) discusses the factors for exercise adherence/non-adherence. All items in sections B and C are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = fully agree to 4 = entirely disagree). Section 'B' favourably phrased items (items 1, 4, and 6) and Section 'C' positively phrased items (items 4, 5, 6, and 7) are assessed in reverse order. Sections "B" and "C" have possible total scores ranging from 0 to 24 and 0 to 40, respectively. The potential total score for parts (B) and (C) is 64. A higher total score suggests more adherence to exercise.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Glucose level

blood test that examines Glucose level in (mmol/L)

Time frame: 4 weeks

calcium level

blood test that examines calcium level in (mg/dL)

Time frame: 4 weeks

sodium level

blood test that examines sodium level in (mmol/L)

Time frame: 4 weeks

potassium level

blood test that examines potassium level in (millimol/L)

Time frame: 4 weeks