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Physical Activity for Older Adults
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Promoting physical activity in older adults is indespensable to lessen the effects of aging and preserve functional capacity of the elderly. There are several types of activities that can and should be promoted at this age.
Some of them are:
a. Aerobic Activities:
is recommended the implementation of low impact activities such as walking, cycling or pedal the [...]
WHAT IS THE TYPE OF EXERCISE MORE EFFECTIVE ?
Monday, January 18th, 2010Paraplegic subjects unable to walk have a 40% decrease in BMD within the pelvis and 25% in the lower limbs after a year of detention. Patients undergoing spaceflight or the absence of gravity have a 0.5% loss of bone calcium per month. It is unclear if this negative balance of bone is the result mainly [...]
