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The effects of resistance training and walking on functional fitness in advanced old age
Author(s)	Robert Simons, Ross Andel
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 1, February 2006
Pages	pp 91-105
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Exercise ; Walking ; Good Health ; Octogenarians ; United States of America.
Annotation	64 volunteers (mean age 83.5) from an independent living facility were randomly assigned to walking, resistance training, or control groups. Participants in the walking and resistance training groups engaged in two exercise sessions per week for 16 weeks. Measures of functional fitness included upper and lower body strength, hip and shoulder flexibility, agility and balance, coordination, blood pressure and resting heart rate. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine pre-test to post-test differences. Both exercise groups showed significant improvements relative to the control group in upper and lower body strength, shoulder flexibility and agility and balance exercise. Findings demonstrate that exercise can lead to improvements in multiple domains of functional fitness, even among very old, previously sedentary individuals, possibly making activities of daily living easier to perform. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060306206 A
Classmark	CEA: HSA: CD: BBM: 7T
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