Resistance training is medicine: effects of strength training on health
WL Westcott - Current sports medicine reports, 2012 - journals.lww.com
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 …
resting metabolic rate reduction and fat accumulation. Ten weeks of resistance training may …
Functional and/or structural brain changes in response to resistance exercises and resistance training lead to cognitive improvements–a systematic review
Background During the aging process, physical capabilities (eg, muscular strength) and
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …
Age-related decrease in physical activity and functional fitness among elderly men and women
Z Milanović, S Pantelić, N Trajković… - … interventions in aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
elderly (60–69 years) and old elderly (70–80 years) people with the hypothesis that an age …
Exercise type and intensity in relation to coronary heart disease in men
M Tanasescu, MF Leitzmann, EB Rimm, WC Willett… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
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 …
heart disease (CHD), but data on type and intensity are sparse. ObjectiveTo assess the …
Exercise and physical activity: clinical outcomes and applications
P Kokkinos, J Myers - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …
century BC by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who wrote the following:“All parts of the …
Resistance training for health and performance
WJ Kraemer, NA Ratamess, DN French - Current sports medicine reports, 2002 - Springer
Resistance training is recommended by national health organizations for incorporation into
a comprehensive fitness program that includes aerobic and flexibility exercise. Its potential …
a comprehensive fitness program that includes aerobic and flexibility exercise. Its potential …
Physical activity, health benefits, and mortality risk
P Kokkinos - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A plethora of epidemiologic evidence from large studies supports unequivocally an inverse,
independent, and graded association between volume of physical activity, health, and …
independent, and graded association between volume of physical activity, health, and …
Resistance exercise training: its role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease
RW Braith, KJ Stewart - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Sarcopenia is also accelerated in patients with chronic heart failure, a condition
characterized by peripheral skeletal muscle abnormalities and muscle wasting. Several …
characterized by peripheral skeletal muscle abnormalities and muscle wasting. Several …
Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome
TA Lakka, DE Laaksonen - Applied physiology, nutrition, and …, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
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 …
favourable effect on many metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors that constitute or are …
Exercise, MAPK, and NF-κB signaling in skeletal muscle
HF Kramer, LJ Goodyear - Journal of applied physiology, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
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 …
transcription and metabolism in response to oxidative, energetic, and mechanical stress in …