There is ' gold ' level evidence ( www.cochranemsk.org ) that supervised aerobic exercise training has beneficial effects on physical capacity and FMS symptoms .
Strength training may also have benefits on some FMS symptoms .
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia ( FMS ) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment .
This is an up date of a review published in Issue 2 , 2002 .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of exercise training including cardiorespiratory ( aerobic ) , muscle strengthening , and /or flexibility exercise on global well-being , selected signs and symptoms , and physical function in individuals with FMS .
Moderate-intensity exercise and self-rated quality of sleep in older adults. A randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of moderate-intensity exercise training on self-rated ( subjective ) sleep quality among healthy , sedentary older adults reporting moderate sleep complaints . DESIGN R and omized controlled trial of 16 weeks ' duration . SETTING General community . PARTICIPANTS Volunteer sample of 29 women and 14 men ( of 67 eligible subjects ) aged 50 to 76 years who were sedentary , free of cardiovascular disease , and reported moderate sleep complaints . No participant was withdrawn for adverse effects . INTERVENTION R and omized to 16 weeks of community-based , moderate-intensity exercise training or to a wait-listed control condition . Exercise consisted primarily of four 30- to 40-minute endurance training sessions ( low-impact aerobics ; brisk walking ) prescribed per week at 60 % to 75 % of heart rate reserve based on peak treadmill exercise heart rate . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ( PSQI ) . RESULTS Compared with controls ( C ) , subjects in the exercise training condition ( E ) showed significant improvement in the PSQI global sleep score at 16 weeks ( baseline and posttest values in mean [ SD ] for C=8.93 [ 3.1 ] and 8.8 [ 2.6 ] ; baseline and posttest values for E=8.7 [ 3.0 ] and 5.4 [ 2.8 ] ; mean posttest difference between conditions=3.4 ; P<.001 ; 95 % confidence interval , 1.9 - 5.4 ) , as well as in the sleep parameters of rated sleep quality , sleep-onset latency ( baseline and posttest values for C=26.1 [ 20.0 ] and 23.8 [ 15.3 ] ; for E=28.4 [ 20.2 ] and 14.6 [ 13.0 ] ; net improvement=11.5 minutes ) , and sleep duration baseline and posttest scores for C=5.8 [ 1.1 ] and 6.0 [ 1.0 ] ; for E=6.0 [ 1.1 ] and 6.8 [ 1.2 ] ; net improvement=42 minutes ) assessed via PSQI and sleep diaries ( P=.05 ) . CONCLUSIONS Older adults with moderate sleep complaints can improve self-rated sleep quality by initiating a regular moderate-intensity exercise program
There is ' gold ' level evidence ( www.cochranemsk.org ) that supervised aerobic exercise training has beneficial effects on physical capacity and FMS symptoms .
Strength training may also have benefits on some FMS symptoms .
BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia ( FMS ) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services .
Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment .
This is an up date of a review published in Issue 2 , 2002 .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of exercise training including cardiorespiratory ( aerobic ) , muscle strengthening , and /or flexibility exercise on global well-being , selected signs and symptoms , and physical function in individuals with FMS .