title: [Physical exercise in the frail elderly: an update].
abstract: Frailty is a state of vulnerability that involves an increased risk of adverse events and disability in older adults. It is a condition with a complex etiology and pathophysiology. Skeletal muscle power decreases earlier than muscle strength with advancing age and is more strongly associated with functional capacity than muscle strength in frail elderly populations. Multicomponent exercise programs, and especially resistance exercise that includes muscle power training, are currently the most relevant interventions to slow down disability and other adverse outcomes, even in the oldest-old. Moreover, these programs are valuable interventions in other frailty domains, such as falls and cognitive decline. Physical exercise, in the frail elderly, should be prescribed with a progressive individualized plan and just like other medical treatments.
authors: Servicio de Geriatría, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España. Electronic address: alvaro.casas.herrero@navarra.es.
authors: Álvaro
authors: Á
authors: Casas Herrero
authors: Escuela de Educación Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors: Eduardo L
authors: EL
authors: Cadore
authors: Servicio de Geriatría, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors: Nicolás
authors: N
authors: Martínez Velilla
authors: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Tudela, Tudela, España.
authors: Mikel
authors: M
authors: Izquierdo Redin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D055070:Resistance Training
keywords: Aging; Capacidad funcional; Ejercicio; Entrenamiento de fuerza; Envejecimiento; Exercise; Fragilidad; Frailty; Functional capacity; Resistance training