Benefits of resistance training in physically frail elderly: a systematic review

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 889 - 899
• Main Authors: Lopez, Pedro, Pinto, Ronei Silveira, Radaelli, Regis, Rech, Anderson, Grazioli, Rafael, Izquierdo, Mikel, Cadore, Eduardo Lusa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - prevention & control; Adults; Aged; Aging; Bias; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Frail Elderly; Frailty; Gait; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Intervention; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Older people; Physical fitness; Resistance Training - methods; Review; Sports training; Strength training; Studies; Systematic review; Aging; Frailty; Exercise prescription; Multimodal training; Physical outcomes

Aim Exercise is one of the most important components in frailty prevention and treatment. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the effect of resistance training (RT) alone or combined with multimodal exercise intervention on muscle hypertrophy, maximal strength, power output, functional performance...