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 unstable surfaces [URT]) on lower-extremity muscle strength, power and balance in older adults is insufficient. The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of machine-based stable resistance training (M-SRT) and two types of URT, i.e., machine-based (M-URT) and free-weight URT (F-URT), on measures of lower-extremity muscle strength, power and balance in older adults.

Methods

Seventy-five healthy community-dwelling older adults aged 65-80 years, were assigned to three interven

SUBMITTER: Eckardt N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5122203 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature