In the authors' words
“Measurements were performed before and after the 21-week training intervention.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Muscle mass Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How many
- 97
- How long
- 21 weeks
- Exercise
- Other exercise
- Cited
- 24 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 23748419
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