Improved physical performance in older adults undertaking a short-term programme of high-velocity resistance training

Gerontology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-115

  Henwood, Tim R ^a   Taaffe, Dennis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle power; Muscle strength; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING; CHAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MACHINE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WALKING; WEIGHT LIFTING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FITNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 20644445183     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082195     Document Type: Article

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