Relative Strength, but Not Absolute Muscle Strength, Is Higher in Exercising Compared to Non-Exercising Older Women

• Main Authors: Claudio de Lira (Author), Valentine Vargas (Author), Wallace Silva (Author), André Bachi (Author), Rodrigo Vancini (Author), Marilia Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exercise has been suggested for older adults. However, there is no consensus whether exercising older adults present better strength levels and body composition indexes compared with inactive counterparts. Our aim was to compare absolute and relative isokinetic muscular knee strength and body compos...