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| Physical activity and the changes in maximal isometric strength in men and women from the age of 75 to 80 years | | Author(s) | Taina Rantanen, Pertti Era, Eino Heikkinen |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 12, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1439-1445 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Physical capacity ; Over 70s ; Octogenarians ; Older men ; Older women ; Finland. |
| Annotation | Decreasing muscle strength in older age may cause problems in activities such as walking, lifting objects or opening jars. The aim of this Finnish study was to examine the natural changes in maximal isometric strength, over a period of 5 years, in men and women aged 75 years at baseline, and to study the effect of everyday physical activity on strength alteration. Results showed that the average percentage change in strength over 5 years among survivors varied from a 4% increase in knee extension strength observed in men and women to a 16% decrease in grip strength in women. The grip strength decrease was greater in women than men. Those men who remained active maintained their trunk extension strength at a higher level than men who remained sedentary. The study concluded that undertaking everyday physical activities such as household work, walking and gardening, which are also the most common physically demanding activities of older people, may play an important role in maintaining strength at an adequate level for independent living. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980316401 A |
| Classmark | CEA: BI: BBK: BBM: BC: BD: 76L |
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