SENIOR'S MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES - BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
SENIOR'S MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES - BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS
Original language description
Increasing age is associated with both cumulative amounts of health complications and with the gradual deterioration of neuromuscular function, leading to disturbances of mobility and decrease self-sufficiency. A significant influence of older persons onreduced self-sufficiency has a volume loss of skeletal muscle mass contingent by biological age - the so-called involutional sarcopenia. It is characterized by a decrease in muscle strength on the basis of degeneration, atrophy and death of muscle fibers, decreased muscle protein synthesis and mitochondrial dysfunction. From 40 years of age is on average a 5 % loss of muscle mass per decade, and its replacement by adipose tissue. After 65 years, the loss even greater. Age related loss of muscle mass isslowly but inexorably progressive process with adverse consequences for the quality of senior's life. The exercise program appropriate to the current status of elderly is one of the tools that can significantly affect the aging. The bene
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Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
Gerontological Interdisciplinary Student and Scientific Conference on Ageing
ISBN
978-80-87142-20-2
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Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
23-28
Publisher name
Charles Univ, 3 Med Fac
Place of publication
Praha
Event location
Praha
Event date
Oct 26, 2012
Type of event by nationality
CST - Celostátní akce
UT code for WoS article
000321115800002

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