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Maria A. Fiatarone
Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture
Publications - 50
Citations - 15199
Maria A. Fiatarone is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skeletal muscle & Physical exercise. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 50 publications receiving 14716 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria A. Fiatarone include University of Washington & Tufts University.
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Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people
Maria A. Fiatarone,Evelyn F. O'Neill,Nancy D. Ryan,Karen M. Clements,Guido R. Solares,Miriam E. Nelson,Susan B. Roberts,Joseph J. Kehayias,Lewis A. Lipsitz,William J. Evans +9 more
TL;DR: High-intensity resistance exercise training is a feasible and effective means of counteracting muscle weakness and physical frailty in very elderly people, in contrast to multi-nutrient supplementation without concomitant exercise, which does not reduce muscle weakness orPhysical frailty.
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High-Intensity Strength Training in Nonagenarians: Effects on Skeletal Muscle
Maria A. Fiatarone,Elizabeth C. Marks,Nancy D. Ryan,C. N. Meredith,Lewis A. Lipsitz,William J. Evans +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that high-resistance weight training leads to significant gains in muscle strength, size, and functional mobility among frail residents of nursing homes up to 96 years of age.
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ACSM Position Stand: Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults
Robert S. Mazzeo,Peter R. Cavanagh,William J. Evans,Maria A. Fiatarone,James M. Hagberg,Edward McAuley,Jill K. Startzell +6 more
TL;DR: Regular exercise improves health status and contributes to an increase in life expectancy, and involvement in regular exercise can also provide a number of psychological benefits related to preserved cognitive function, alleviation of depression symptoms.
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Aging of skeletal muscle: a 12-yr longitudinal study
Walter R. Frontera,Virginia A. Hughes,Roger A. Fielding,Roger A. Fielding,Maria A. Fiatarone,Maria A. Fiatarone,William J. Evans,Ronenn Roubenoff +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a quantitative loss in muscle CSA is a major contributor to the decrease in muscle strength seen with advancing age and accounts for 90% of the variability in strength at T2.
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Leg extensor power and functional performance in very old men and women.
E. Joan Bassey,Maria A. Fiatarone,Maria A. Fiatarone,Evelyn F. O'Neill,Margaret Kelly,William J. Evans,Lewis A. Lipsitz +6 more
TL;DR: Measurement of leg extensor power in frail elderly people may prove useful in focusing effective rehabilitation programmes because of the relation within the group between age and any of the variables measured.