Exercise Snacking to Improve Muscle Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Loss of muscle mass and strength are seemingly accepted as part of the ageing process, despite ultimately leading to the loss of independence. Resistance exercise is considered to be primary defence against loss of muscle function in older age, but it typically requires access to exercise equipment often in a gym environment. This pilot study aimed at examining the effect of a 28-day, unsupervised home-based exercise intervention on indices of leg strength and muscle size in healthy older adults. Twenty participants were randomly assigned to either maintain their habitual physical activity levels (Control; n=10; age, 74 (5) years; body mass, 26.3 (3.5) kg/m²) or undertake "exercise snacks" twice daily (ES; n=10; age, 70 (4) years; body mass, 25.0 (3.4) kg/m^2</

SUBMITTER: Perkin OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6794984 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature