Resistance Training as Treatment for Sarcopenia: Examining Sex-Related Differences in Physiology and Response
Cheng R, Maloney A, Moran J, Newman T, Gardner E. Resistance Training as Treatment for Sarcopenia: Examining Sex-Related Differences in Physiology and Response. Clinical Therapeutics 2021, 44: 33-40. PMID: 34911642, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrength trainingResistance trainingPotential benefits of resistance trainingBenefits of strength trainingBenefits of resistance trainingSkeletal muscle metabolic capacityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention statesResistance training programIncreased risk of disabilityPoor physical performanceHigher quality of lifeRisk of disabilityMuscle mass atrophySkeletal muscle qualityMuscle metabolic capacitiesQuality of lifePoor healthPromoting increased activityPhysical performanceExercise optionsMitigation effect of AGEFunctional disabilityOlder adultsFunctional independenceMuscle quality