Sarcopenia, Exercise and Quality of Life

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 13;18(10):5156. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105156.

Authors

Juan Mielgo-Ayuso¹, Diego Fernández-Lázaro^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.
² Department of Cellular Biology, Histology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Valladolid, Campus of Soria, 42003 Soria, Spain.
³ Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, 47002 Valladolid, Spain.

Abstract

The loss of strength, power, and muscle mass caused by the progressive deterioration from aging is known as "sarcopenia [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aging
Exercise
Humans
Muscle Strength
Muscle, Skeletal
Quality of Life
Sarcopenia* / epidemiology
Sarcopenia* / pathology