Effects of elastic resistance training on lower extremity muscle strength, balance and functional mobility among institutionalized elderly in Malaysia

• Main Author: Motalebi, Seyedeh Ameneh
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Exercise for older people - Physiological aspects; Exercise tests; Physical fitness for older people
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/92659/1/IPPM%202015%202%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/92659/

To provide and make accessible the benefits of the resistance exercises for older people, development of a low-cost and also useful alternative equipment are essential. So, this study examined the effects of a 12-week progressive elastic resistance training on lower-extremity muscle strength, static...