Physical exercise in Aging: Nine weeks of leg press or electrical stimulation training in 70 years old sedentary elderly people

Physical exercise in Aging: Nine weeks of leg press or electrical stimulation training in 70 years old sedentary elderly people

Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, reducing force generation and mobility in the elderlies. Contributing factors include a severe decrease in both myofiber size and number as well as a decrease in the number of motor neurons innervating muscle fibers (mainly of fast type...

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Main Authors: Sandra Zampieri, Simone Mosole, Stefan Löfler, Hannah Fruhmann, Samantha Burggraf, Ján Cvečka, Dušan Hamar, Milan Sedliak, Veronica Tirptakova, Nejc Šarabon, Winfried Mayr, Helmut Kern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-08-01
Series:European Journal of Translational Myology
Subjects:
Aging
Physical exercise
Electrical stimulation
Leg press
Skeletal muscle wasting
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/5374

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