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The differences in effects between athletes and sedentary individuals, as well as between genders, have yet to be fully clarified.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The vertical jump test is recognized as a measure of lower limb performance with almost no learning effect. In the present study, we quantified age-related countermovement jump (CMJ) height loss in 120 subjects over 58\u00a0years old among both master athletes and sedentary counterparts, and analysed gender differences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both male and female master athletes showed significantly higher jump heights results than their sedentary counterparts (male athletes 28.5 \u00b1 4.3\u00a0cm vs. male sedentaries 15.1 \u00b1 5.2\u00a0cm; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01; female athletes 22.7 \u00b1 2.5\u00a0cm vs. female sedentaries 8.2 \u00b1 3.3\u00a0cm; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). Female athletes were found to have higher CMJ performance than even sedentary men (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The rate of decline in jumping ability was the same for male athletes and non-athletes, but female athletes had the shallower rate of decline of all the groups observed (2.78\u00a0cm per decade).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sporting activity in the older age allows both men and women to perform at a higher level, with the latter also benefiting from a slower rate of decline, which can have a positive impact on functional ability and quality of life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fragi.2024.1504789","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,12]],"date-time":"2024-12-12T06:20:31Z","timestamp":1733984431000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The impact of track and field training on dynapenia: gender differences in age-related decline of vertical jump performance among older adults"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Eneko","family":"Fern\u00e1ndez-Pe\u00f1a","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugenio","family":"Formiglio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marco","family":"Gervasi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Piero","family":"Benelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexander","family":"Bertuccioli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Russo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valerio","family":"Giustino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonino","family":"Patti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1186\/s40798-023-00606-3","article-title":"Effects of physical activity interventions on strength, balance and falls in middle-aged adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"9","author":"Adams","year":"2023","journal-title":"Sports Med. 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