Effects of a 6-week resistance-training program on functional fitness of older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 443-452

  Cavani, Vinicius ^a   Mier, Constance M ^a   Musto, Anthony A ^b   Tummers, Nanette ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance; Exercise training; Flexibility; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STRETCHING; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036799139     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.10.4.443     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Ades, P.A., Ballor, D.L., Ashikaga, T., Utton, J.L., & Nair, K.S. (1996). Weight training improves walking endurance in healthy elderly persons. Annals of Internal Medicine, 124, 568-572.
2. American College of Sports Medicine. (1998). Position stand: The recommended quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, and flexibility in healthy adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 265-274.
3. American College of Sports Medicine. (2000). Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
4. Bassey, E.J., Fiatarone, M.A., O'Neill, E.F., Kelly, M., Evans, W.J., & Lipsitz, L.A. (1992). Leg extensor power and functional performance in very old men and women. Clinical Science, 82, 321-327.
5. Booth, F.W., Weeden, S.H., & Tseng, B.S. (1994). Effect of aging on human skeletal muscle and motor function. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 26, 556-560.
6. Brandon, L.J., Boyette, L.W., Gaasch, D.A., & Lloyd, A. (2000). Effects of lower extremity strength training on functional mobility in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 8, 214-227.
7. Brown, M., Sinacore, D., & Host, H.H. (1995). The relationship of strength to function in the older adult. Journal of Gerontology, 55A, 55-59.
8. Buchner, D.M., Cress, M.E., de Lateur, B.J., Esselman, P.C., Margherita, A.J., Price, P., & Wagner, E.H. (1997). The effect of strength and endurance training on gait, balance, fall risk, and health services use in community-living older adults. Journal of Gerontology, 52A, M218-M224.
9. Chandler, J.M., Duncan, P.W., Kochersberger, G., & Studenski, S. (1998). Is lower extremity strength gain associated with improvement in physical performance and disability in frail, community-dwelling elders? Archives of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation, 79, 24-30.
10. DiPietro, L. (1996). The epidemiology of physical activity and physical function in older people. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 28, 596-600.
11. Fiatarone, M.A., Marks, E.C., Ryan, N.D., Meredith, C.N., Lipsitz, L.A., & Evans, W.J. (1990). High-intensity strength training in nonagenarians. Journal of the American Medical Association, 263, 3029-3034.
12. 2max. Journal of Applied Physiology, 65, 1147-1151.
13. Frontera, W.R., Hughes, V.A., Fielding, R.A., Fiatarone, M.A., Evans, W.J., & Roubenoff, R. (2000). Aging of skeletal muscle: A 12-yr longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Physiology, 88, 1321-1326.
14. Girouard,C.K., & Hurley, B.F. (1995). Does strength training inhibit gains in range of motion from flexibility training in older adults? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 27, 1444-1449.
15. Hagerman, F.C., Walsh, S.J., Staron, R.S., Hikida, R.S., Gilders, R.M., Murray, T.F., et al. (2000). Effects of high-intensity resistance training on untrained older men. I. Strength, cardiovascular, and metabolic responses. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, 7, B336-B346.
16. Häkkinen, K., Kallinen, M., Izquierdo, M., Jokelainen, K., Lassila, H., Mälkiä, E., et al. (1998). Changes in agonist-antagonist EMG, muscle CSA, and force during strength training in middle-aged and older people. Journal of Applied Physiology, 84, 1341-1349.
17. Huang, Y., Macera, C.A., Blair, S.N., Brill, P.A., Kohl, H.W., & Kronenfeld, J.J. (1998). Physical fitness, physical activity, and functional limitation in adults aged 40 and older. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 1430-1435.
18. Hughes, M.A., Myers, B.S., & Schenkman, M.L. (1996). The role of strength in rising from a chair in the functionally impaired elderly. Journal of Biomechanics, 29, 1509-1513.
19. Hunter, G.R., Treuth, M.S., Weinsier, R.L., Kekes-Szabo, T., Kell, S.H., Roth, D.L., & Nicholson, C. (1995). The effects of strength conditioning on older women's ability to perform daily tasks. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43, 756-760.
20. Judge, J.O., Underwood, M., & Gennosa, T. (1993). Exercise to improve gait velocity in older persons. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 74, 400-406.
21. Kirkendall, D.T., & Garrett, W.E. (1998). The effects of aging and training on skeletal muscle. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 26, 598-602.
22. Möller, P., Bergström, J., Fürst, P., & Hellström, K. (1980). Effect of aging on energy-rich phosphagens in human skeletal muscles. Clinical Science, 58, 553-555.
23. Morganti, C.M., Nelson, M.E., Fiatarone, M.A., Dallal, G.E., Economos, C.D., Crawford, B.M., & Evans, W.J. (1995). Strength improvements with 1 yr of progressive resistance training in older women. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 27, 906-912.
24. Moritani, T., & DeVries, H.A. (1979). Neural factors versus hypertrophy in the time course of muscle strength gain. American Journal of Physical Medicine, 58, 115-130.
25. Phillips, W.T., Broman, T.L., Burkett, L.N., & Swan, P.D. (2001). Increases in strength and physical function in older adults following 12 weeks of a single set strength training according to ACSM 1998 guidelines. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33, S188.
26. Pyka, G., Lindenberger, E., Charette, S., & Marcus, R. (1994). Muscle strength and fiber adaptations to a year-long resistance training program in elderly men and women. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 49, M22-M27.
27. Rikli, R.E., & Jones, C.J. (1999). Development and validation of a functional fitness test for community-residing older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 7, 129-161.
28. Scarborough, D.M., Krebs, D.E., & Harris, B.A. (1999). Quadriceps muscle strength and dynamic stability in elderly persons. Gait and Posture, 10, 10-20.