Serious adverse events were rare , and no serious events were reported to be directly related to the exercise programme .
This review provides evidence that PRT is an effective intervention for improving physical functioning in  older people , including improving strength and the performance of some simple and complex activities .
BACKGROUND Muscle weakness in old age is associated with physical function decline .
Progressive resistance strength training ( PRT ) exercises are design ed to increase strength .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of PRT on older people and identify adverse events .
Resistance training effectiveness in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: recommendations for exercise prescription.
OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of a 12-week , home-based resistance exercise program on strength , body composition , and activities of daily living ( ADLs ) in men and women with Charcot-Marie-Tooth ( CMT ) disease and to design an ADL-based resistance exercise prescription template . DESIGN Double-blind , placebo-controlled study . SETTING Testing in a university setting ; exercise in patients ' homes . PARTICIPANTS Twenty CMT patients who volunteered . INTERVENTION Subjects progressively strength trained at home 3 d/wk for 12 weeks . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Timed ADLs , isometric strength , and body composition . RESULTS Absolute strength was greater in men with CMT in only 4 of 10 baseline measures ( P<.05 ) , but not when strength was normalized by lean mass . Training compliance was 87 % with no gender differences . At baseline , women had 80 % of normal strength in 4 of 10 measures , whereas men did not achieve 80 % of normal strength in any measure . After training , women had 80 % of normal strength in 8 of 10 measures , whereas men only had 80 % of normal strength in 1 . Training volumes and strength change scores showed no gender differences . ADLs improved after training with no gender differences ( P<.05 ) . An exercise prescription template was developed by using chair-rise time to estimate starting weights for lower body and supine rise for upper body . CONCLUSIONS Resistance training improved strength and ADLs equally in men and women . We design ed an exercise prescription recommendation , based on ADL performance
Serious adverse events were rare , and no serious events were reported to be directly related to the exercise programme .
This review provides evidence that PRT is an effective intervention for improving physical functioning in  older people , including improving strength and the performance of some simple and complex activities .
BACKGROUND Muscle weakness in old age is associated with physical function decline .
Progressive resistance strength training ( PRT ) exercises are design ed to increase strength .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of PRT on older people and identify adverse events .