Effects of Exercise Modality on Insulin Resistance and Functional Limitation in Older Adults

Authorities advocate that resistance and aerobic exercise are essential for reducing risk factors for chronic disease and disability in older adults. However, the incremental effects of combined resistance and aerobic exercise compared with either modality alone on risk factors for disease and disability is generally unknown.Participants were 136 sedentary, abdominally obese older men and women recruited from September 30, 2002, through November...