Physical exercise in Aging: Nine weeks of leg press or electrical stimulation training in 70 years old sedentary elderly people

• Main Authors: Sandra Zampieri (Author), Simone Mosole (Author), Stefan Löfler (Author), Hannah Fruhmann (Author), Samantha Burggraf (Author), Ján Cvečka (Author), Dušan Hamar (Author), Milan Sedliak (Author), Veronica Tirptakova (Author), Nejc Šarabon (Author), Winfried Mayr (Author), Helmut Kern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, reducing force generation and mobility in the elderlies. Contributing factors include a severe decrease in both myofiber size and number as well as a decrease in the number of motor neurons innervating muscle fibers (mainly of fast type...