The importance of physical exercises for healthy ageing. A literature review
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18iEspecial18p143-156Keywords:
Aging, Health of the elderly, Exercise.Abstract
The present study aims to emphasize the role of physical exercises on health care in older adults. Manuscripts published between 2009 and 2014 in PubMed were included. Search terms were “strength training”, “training”, “elderly”, “endurance”. Only studies written in English were chosen. Firstly, 165 manuscripts were detected, then 39 were selected and discussed on the present review. Most of the studies demonstrated that muscle strengthening exercise resulted in significant increases in muscle function and mass gain.
Keywords: Aging; Health of the elderly; Exercise.
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2015-06-30
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Chen, J., Voos, M. C., Patrocinio, W. P., Freitag, F., Frutuoso, J. R. C., & Fen, C. H. (2015). The importance of physical exercises for healthy ageing. A literature review. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(Especial18), 143–156. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18iEspecial18p143-156
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