Long-term strength training for community-dwelling people over 75: Impact on muscle function, functional ability and life style

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-542

  Capodaglio, Paolo ^a   Capodaglio Edda, Maria ^a   Facioli, Marco ^a   Saibene, Francesco ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional ability; Life style; Strength training

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; LIFESTYLE; MACHINE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 34347391332     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0195-8     Document Type: Article

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