Exercise as a remedy for sarcopenia

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-31

  Landi, Francesco ^a   Marzetti, Emanuele ^a   Martone, Anna M ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Onder, Graziano ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endurance training; Exercise; Resistance training; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; DISABILITY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84890947487     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000018     Document Type: Review

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