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Infographic. Muscle-strengthening exercise for older adults: a critical strategy for maintaining health and independence
  1. Vitor Antonio Assis Alves Siqueira1,
  2. Eurico Nestor Wilhelm2,
  3. Emerson Sebastião1
  1. 1Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
  2. 2Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Emerson Sebastião; esebast2{at}illinois.edu

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Muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE)—also known as strength, weight or resistance training—includes activities that use equipment such as free weights, resistance machines, resistance bands or body weight (eg, push-ups). While each method has unique characteristics and training settings, they all offer neuromuscular benefits that are dependent on individual training characteristics.

Individuals engage in MSE for various reasons, such as enhancing sports performance, aesthetic goals, rehabilitation for injury and improving overall fitness and health. Regular participation in MSE enhances muscle strength, power, endurance and skeletal muscle mass. For older adults, MSE is a critical component of healthy ageing, defined by the WHO as …

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  • Contributors VAAAS, ENW and ES conceived the idea. VAAAS, ENW and ES agreed on the initial content of the infographic, and VAAAS created the infographic. VAAAS developed the first draft of the commentary. All authors contributed to revising the infographic and commentary and approved the final versions. ES is the guarantor.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.