Issue 5/2007
Better Ageing
Content (15 Articles)
Changes in muscle and joint elasticity following long-term strength training in old age
Julien Ochala, Daniel Lambertz, Jacques Van Hoecke, Michel Pousson
Effect of a 12-month physical conditioning programme on the metabolic cost of walking in healthy older adults
Omar S. Mian, Jeanette M. Thom, Luca P. Ardigò, Christopher I. Morse, Marco V. Narici, Alberto E. Minetti
Adaptations to long-term strength training of ankle joint muscles in old age
Emilie Simoneau, Alain Martin, Jacques Van Hoecke
Age-related fatigability of the ankle dorsiflexor muscles during concentric and eccentric contractions
Stéphane Baudry, Malgorzata Klass, Benjamin Pasquet, Jacques Duchateau
Steadiness of quadriceps contractions in young and older adults with and without a history of falling
Serena F. Carville, Mark C. Perry, Olga M. Rutherford, I Christopher H. Smith, Di J. Newham
Long-term strength training for community-dwelling people over 75: impact on muscle function, functional ability and life style
Paolo Capodaglio, Maria Capodaglio Edda, Marco Facioli, Francesco Saibene
Voluntary activation during maximal contraction with advancing age: a brief review
Malgorzata Klass, Stéphane Baudry, Jacques Duchateau
Strength, power output and symmetry of leg muscles: effect of age and history of falling
Mark C. Perry, Serena F. Carville, I. Christopher H. Smith, Olga M. Rutherford, Di J. Newham
Gastrocnemius specific force is increased in elderly males following a 12-month physical training programme
Christopher I. Morse, Jeanette M. Thom, Omar S. Mian, Karen M. Birch, Marco V. Narici
Insights into central and peripheral factors affecting the “oxidative performance” of skeletal muscle in aging
Alessandra Ferri, Saverio Adamo, Miriam Longaretti, Mauro Marzorati, Francesca Lanfranconi, Antonietta Marchi, Bruno Grassi
Physical activity patterns assessed by accelerometry in older people
Mark G. Davis, Kenneth R. Fox
Physical activity and mental well-being in older people participating in the Better Ageing Project
Kenneth R. Fox, Afroditi Stathi, Jim McKenna, Mark G. Davis
Deterioration of contractile properties of muscle fibres in elderly subjects is modulated by the level of physical activity
Giuseppe D’Antona, Maria Antonietta Pellegrino, Carmine Naccari Carlizzi, Roberto Bottinelli
Influence of muscle architecture on the torque and power–velocity characteristics of young and elderly men
Jeanette M. Thom, Chris I . Morse, Karen M. Birch, Marco V. Narici