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Article: The benefits of resistance training know no age limit.(Sports Medicine)

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September 1, 2007
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Elderly persons in nursing homes can benefit from resistance training, as can patients with heart failure, according to an update on resistance exercise issued by the American Heart Association.

The update follows up AHAs first scientific advisory on the topic published in 2000 (Circulation 2000;101:828-33). It updates the information, discusses the benefits of resistance training in targeted populations, describes how to evaluate patients for participation in the training, and offers specific training methods.

For example, resistance training (RT) generally has been shown to have at least some benefit in patients with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, ...

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