Translational training: turning fitness gains into functional fitness by Joseph F. Signorile, Ph.D.
The active aging field emphasizes resistance training as an intervention to prevent falls, increase independence and improve mobility in older adults. A majority of studies examining resistance training supports its ability to increase strength, power and endurance in this population, but its impact on activities of daily living (ADL) performance, gait and fall prevention is not as convincing.
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