Perspective: Pragmatic Exercise Recommendations for Older Adults: The Case for Emphasizing Resistance Training

Optimal health benefits from exercise are achieved by meeting both aerobic and muscle strengthening guidelines, however, most older adults (OAs) do not exercise and the majority of those who do only perform one type of exercise. A pragmatic solution to this problem may be emphasizing a single exerci...

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Main Authors: Dallin Tavoian, David W. Russ, Leslie A. Consitt, Brian C. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00799/full