Circuit Training and Sarcopenic Obesity

Sarcopenic obesity is a physiological issue caused by ageing that worsens the elderly's quality of life by reducing bodily function, increasing body fat, and decreasing muscle mass. Furthermore, it leads to a variety of social and economic issues, including the progression and contraction of a chronic condition, increased health-care expenses, and a rise in the prevalence or mortality rate. It has an adverse influence on metabolic illness symptoms such as decreased body function and physical strength, blood lipids, and body inflammation and hormones. Exercise therapy is currently recommended as a treatment for elderly health concerns. Regular aerobic exercise is effective in increasing body function and muscle mass, and regular resistance exercise is effective in improving body function and muscle mass. Resistance exercise has recently been highlighted in obese elderly persons in order to improve muscular function and prevent falls. Resistance exercise, on the other hand, has several drawbacks, such as the risk of injury, the inability to exercise in a specific location, and the inability to reduce obesity, so a new exercise approach for the sarcopenic obese elderly should be offered. The circuit exercise with weight bearing offers a lower risk of injury, and it can be done in a group setting without regard to cost or location, and it can be done continuously with interest. Circuit training is also advised for the elderly because it improves body composition and a variety of physical characteristics in a very short period of time. Despite these positive effects, the studies reported so far are limited. Future research is needed to confirm the effects of different intensities, frequency, time, and duration of circuit exercise in sarcopenic obesity elderly. Therefore, this review summarizes recent research evidences suggesting that the improvement of muscle mass and body fat mass via circuit exercise program might be a valuable and viable “sarcopenic obesity therapeutic modality.