Lower-extremity resistance training on unstable surfaces improves proxies of muscle strength, power and balance in healthy older adults: a randomised control trial

Abstract Background It is well documented that both balance and resistance training have the potential to mitigate intrinsic fall risk factors in older adults. However, knowledge about the effects of simultaneously executed balance and resistance training (i.e., resistance training conducted on unst...

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Main Author: Nils Eckardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-016-0366-3