Title
Resistance training improves single leg stance performance in older adults
Abbreviated Journal Title
Aging Clin. Exp. Res.
Keywords
Single leg stance; Resistance training; Older adults; Static balance; BALANCE; EXERCISE; Geriatrics & Gerontology
Abstract
Age-associated losses in muscle mass, or sarcopenia, are marked by accompanying decrements in strength and muscle quality, impairing balance and increasing the risk for falls. Although progressive resistance training has been widely accepted as an appropriate modality for the treatment of sarcopenia, it has yet to offer consistent results in terms of improved balance. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the effects on static balance performance following a 6-week full-body progressive resistance training program in untrained older adults. Evaluation of magnitude-based inferences indicated the progressive resistance training intervention to be likely beneficial for improving static balance performance. These results were likely related to the strengthening of all major muscle groups by the incorporation of both free weights and resistance machines in the exercise regimen. Our findings support the use of progressive resistance training for untrained older adults to improve balance.
Journal Title
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume
26
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
89
Last Page
92
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1594-0667
Recommended Citation
"Resistance training improves single leg stance performance in older adults" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5381.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5381
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