[The role of physical exercise in preventing and treating frailty].

Authors

Anne Theil Gates, Morten Tange Kristensen, Jørn Wulff Helge, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, John Paulin Hansen, Michael Kjaer, Charlotte Suetta

Published in

Ugeskrift for laeger. Volume 188. Issue 28. Jul 06, 2026. Epub Jul 06, 2026.

Abstract

Frailty is a common and clinically important condition in older adults, associated with increased risk of falls, functional decline, hospitalisation, and mortality. Growing evidence indicates that frailty is a dynamic, partly reversible condition. Physical exercise is the most effective intervention and can both prevent progression from pre-frailty and improve physical function in manifest frailty. This review outlines the evidence for strength, balance, functional, endurance, and multimodal training, outlines underlying physiological mechanisms, and discusses future research perspectives.

PMID:
42559904
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 06 Aug 2026.

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