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SUBMITTER: Reijne AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4757540 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reijne Aaffien C AC Ciapaite Jolita J van Dijk Theo H TH Havinga Rick R van der Zee Eddy A EA Groen Albert K AK Reijngoud Dirk-Jan DJ Bakker Barbara M BM van Dijk Gertjan G
PloS one 20160217 2
At old age, humans generally have declining muscle mass and increased fat deposition, which can increase the risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. While regular physical activity postpones these age-related derangements, this is not always possible in the elderly because of disabilities or risk of injury. Whole-body vibration (WBV) training may be considered as an alternative to physical activity particularly in the frail population. To explore this possibility, we characterized whole-bod ...[more]