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High intensity interval resistance training (HIIRT) in older adults: Effects on body composition, strength, anabolic hormones and blood lipids

Tatiana MoroGrant M. TinsleyAntonio PaoliGiuseppe MarcolinGio Batta GottardiDiego FaggianAntonino BiancoMario PlebaniAngela Gottardi

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MaleAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyAnabolismPhysiologyBlood lipidsHigh-Intensity Interval TrainingBiologyBody compositionBiochemistry03 medical and health sciencesElderly0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInternal medicineGeneticsmedicineHumansMuscle Strength030212 general & internal medicineHigh intensityMolecular BiologyAgedHigh intensityResistance training030229 sport sciencesCell BiologyMiddle AgedLipidsHormonesResistance trainingBlood lipids; Body composition; Elderly; High intensity; Resistance training; Strength; Biochemistry; Aging; Molecular Biology; Genetics; Endocrinology; Cell BiologyEndocrinologyBlood lipidsMuscle strengthFemaleComposition (visual arts)StrengthHigh-intensity interval trainingHormone

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The aging process induces significant changes in skeletal muscle morphology and functionality. If not counteracted, this process, termed sarcopenia, can lead to progressively greater disability, frailty and loss of independence. Whilst determining the prevalence of sarcopenia at the population level is complicated by different diagnostic criteria and methodologies used to assess muscle mass, a large percentage of older adults will suffer from this condition in their lifetime (von Haehling et al., 2010). Additionally, longer life expectancy is producing a growing number of elderly individuals worldwide (Beard et al., 2016). Therefore, age-related diseases, such as sarcopenia, are an increasingly important public health concern, and optimal strategies for combatting the progressive loss of muscle mass and function are needed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-01Experimental Gerontology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.015