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Self-paced resistance training and walking exercise in community-dwelling older adults — effects on neuromotor performance
Author(s)	Daniel S Rooks, Douglas P Kiel, Christopher Parsons
Journal title	The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 3, May 1997
Pages	pp M161-M168
Keywords	Exercise ; Ambulant ; Stair climbing ability ; Living in the community.
Annotation	Resistance-training intervention studies have demonstrated health benefits in older adults, however, most have used exercises performed at specific intensities on expensive equipment, which limit their widespread applicability. This study tested whether two self-paced, less expensive exercise programmes (walking and resistance training) could be effective and safe for modifying neuromotor performance and functional capacity in a group of older people living in the community. Results showed that the resistance training programme improved muscle strength, static and dynamic balance, lower limb reaction time, stair climbing speed and the ability to pick up an object from the floor. The walking programme resulted in improvements in balance, lower extremity reaction time and stair climbing speed.
Accession Number	CPA-971125211 A
Classmark	CEA: C4A: C4S: K4
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