Is exercise used as medicine? Association of meeting strength training guidelines and functional limitations among older US adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Kraschnewski, Jennifer L ^a,b   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^a,b   Ciccolo, Joseph T ^c   Rovniak, Liza S ^a,b   Lehman, Erik B ^b   Candotti, Carolina ^a   Ballentine, Noel H ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Biobehavioral Sciences Teachers College Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise; Function; Health behavior; Lifestyle; Muscle strength; Physical activity; Public health; Quality of life; Strength training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SENESCENCE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; AGING; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902075453     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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