Programming and supervision of resistance training leads to positive effects on strength and body composition: results from two randomised trials of community fitness programmes

• Main Authors: Steven Mann (Author), Alfonso Jimenez (Author), James Steele (Author), Sarah Domone (Author), Matthew Wade (Author), Chris Beedie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many sedentary adults have high body fat along with low fitness, strength, and lean body mass (LBM) which are associated with poor health independently of body mass. Physical activity can aid in prevention, management, and treatment of numerous chronic conditions. The potential e...