Bed rest promotes reductions in walking speed, functional parameters, and aerobic fitness in older, healthy adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-96

  Coker, Robert H ^a,b   Hays, Nicholas P ^c   Williams, Rick H ^b   Wolfe, Robert R ^b   Evans, William J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Wyeth Nutrition   (United States)

^d Muscle and Health Division KineMed   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization and metabolic disease; Inactivity

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AGING; BED REST; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BED REST; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WALKING;

EID: 84922471063     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu123     Document Type: Article

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