Aging, Sarcopenia, Dynapenia.
Conditions
Interventions
Immediately after the selection of the intervention and control groups, 26 elderly participants, 11 in strength training group, 9 in the power training group and 6 in the control group underwent famil
KRAEMER (2009).
The allocated subject to the experimental groups were subjected to a strength training protocol and a power training lasting ten weeks and their training sessions occurred on a weekly
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Sponsors
Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte
Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between 60 and 75 years old; female; have not practiced any kind of regular exercise (2 days per week) within 6 months prior to study entry.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: with stage 2 hypertension (systolic 160 mmHg and diastolic 100 mmHg); and present musculoskeletal injury that prevented the completion of the training program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased lower limbs strength after 10 weeks of intervention, verified by number of repetitions performed for 30 seconds, seat and raise test, from checking a variation of at least 3 repetitions at measurements in the pre and post intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFilipe;Marcyo Dantas;da Silva
Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte;Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed