Muscle Strength

Higher muscle mass was associated with lower CVD and mortality in men and women, but in women, high fat, regardless of muscle mass level, was linked to lower CVD mortality risk, researchers reported.

Supervised Nordic walking for 6 months improved aerobic capacity and muscle strength in adults with obesity, according to a recent study. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Adults with overweight or obesity had improved aerobic capacity and muscle strength after 6 months of supervised Nordic walking and maintained the improvements during 6 months of unsupervised training, according to study data.

Patients who experienced HF rehospitalization presented with lower values for skeletal muscle fitness parameters and knee extensor muscle power compared with patients with HF who were not rehospitalized, according to study results.

Youths with type 1 diabetes have weaker bone and lower muscle strength than their healthy peers, according to a presenter at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research virtual meeting.

A decline in physical performance can predict fracture risks independent of common risk factors such as age and bone density for older women and men, according to study findings.