Research
Metabolic adaptation
Resistance training resulted in significant changes in body composition, including a decrease in fat mass by 1.4% and an increase in fat-free mass by 1.6%.
Resistance training can positively affect body composition in older women by reducing fat mass and increasing fat-free mass.
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Significant (P < .05) changes were observed from pre- to post-training for FFM (+1.6%), ... and fat mass (-1.4%).
Why this rating
Based on the study design involving a controlled intervention with measurable outcomes.
Source
The improvement in walking speed induced by resistance training is associated with increased muscular strength but not skeletal muscle mass in older women
Leandro dos Santos et al. · European Journal of Sport Science · 2017
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