Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults

Background. Resistance exercise training can be effective against sarcopenia. We identified predictors of drop-out and compared physical outcomes between men and women after such training. Methods. Subjects (N=236, 73.7±5.7 years) participated in a 12-week resistance exercise program. Outcome variab...

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Main Authors: O. G. Geirsdottir, M. Chang, K. Briem, P. V. Jonsson, I. Thorsdottir, A. Ramel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5841083