Effects of one year of resistance training on the relation between muscular strength and bone density in elderly women

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Authors

Edward C. Rhodes · University of British Columbia

A. D. Martin · University of British Columbia

Jack Taunton

Michael Donnelly · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

J. Warren · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

J. R. Elliot · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Abstract

Significant strength changes, after one year of PRE, were evident in elderly women, and the muscle increases may parallel changes in BMD; however, correlation coefficients were moderate.

Topics & Keywords

Body Composition Measurement Techniques Health and Well-being Studies Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 34, Issue 1, pp. 18-22

DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.34.1.18

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