Sustaining the Quality of Sports Participation and Life Standards in Aging Men: A Systematic Review of Physical Activity and Urological Health Management
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https://doi.org/10.12775/QS.2026.56.71989Keywords
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Sports Management, Service Quality, Active Aging, Participant Retention, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT)Abstract
This systematic review formulates an organizational service framework integrating clinical urological data with sports management practices to mitigate disease-induced dropout among aging male athletes. Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search of PubMed (2021–2026) yielded 22 primary open-access articles evaluating physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and male urological or renal outcomes. High-volume cohort data confirms a robust inverse relationship between regular physical activity and the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction, though extreme training volumes display a non-linear risk threshold. In clinical rehabilitation phases, supervised technological exercises paired with behavioral compliance models significantly accelerate post-surgical continence recovery. Longitudinally, overactive bladder symptoms serve as independent predictors of upper-limb grip strength decline and physical frailty. Sports enterprises can optimize service quality and member retention by moving from generic configurations toward age-appropriate, urologically sustainable exercise designs. Practical administrative interventions include expanding facility restroom accessibility to reduce public anxiety and embedding non-invasive urological screening metrics into routine physical assessments to preserve lifelong functional longevity.
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