Resistance exercise for the aging adult: Clinical implications and prescription guidelines

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-198

  Peterson, Mark D ^a   Gordon, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Meta analysis; Muscular strength; Older adult; Resistance exercise; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; AGING; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 79952468251     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.08.020     Document Type: Review

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