Short term and long term detraining: is there any difference between young-old and old people?


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Toraman N.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, vol.39, no.8, pp.561-564, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.015420
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.561-564
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the effects of short ( six weeks) and long ( 52 weeks) term detraining on functional fitness in elderly people, and to determine whether these effects differ according to age in elderly people.