The Effect of a 12-week Dynamic Resistance Strength Training Program on Gait Velocity and Balance of Older Adults

1 August 1993

journal article
clinical trial
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist

Vol. 33 (4), 501-506
https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/33.4.501

Abstract

This study tested whether a 12-week dynamic resistance strength training program can change gait velocity and improve measures of balance among adults age 65 and older. Fifty-five community-dwelling adults (

Keywords

MUSCLE FUNCTION
POSTURAL CONTROL
EXERCISE INTERVENTION

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