Inactive adults experience a 3% to 8% loss of muscle mass per decade, accompanied by
resting metabolic rate reduction and fat accumulation. Ten weeks of resistance training may …

Background During the aging process, physical capabilities (eg, muscular strength) and
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …

Aim To determine differences in physical activity level and functional fitness between young
elderly (60–69 years) and old elderly (70–80 years) people with the hypothesis that an age …

ContextStudies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and risk of coronary
heart disease (CHD), but data on type and intensity are sparse. ObjectiveTo assess the …

The association between physical activity and health was recognized as early as the fifth
century BC by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who wrote the following:“All parts of the …

Resistance training is recommended by national health organizations for incorporation into
a comprehensive fitness program that includes aerobic and flexibility exercise. Its potential …

A plethora of epidemiologic evidence from large studies supports unequivocally an inverse,
independent, and graded association between volume of physical activity, health, and …

Sarcopenia is also accelerated in patients with chronic heart failure, a condition
characterized by peripheral skeletal muscle abnormalities and muscle wasting. Several …

Randomised controlled trials have shown that exercise training has a mild or moderate
favourable effect on many metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors that constitute or are …

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and NF-κB are two major regulators of gene
transcription and metabolism in response to oxidative, energetic, and mechanical stress in …