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Exercise efficiency is reduced by mitochondrial uncoupling in the elderly by Conley, Kevin E., Jubrias, Sharon A., Cress, M. Elaine, Esselman, Peter

“…New Findings •  What is the central question of this study? A key part of the debilitation that comes with age is the decline in exercise efficiency. This…”
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Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Program Improves Task Performance in Patients With Heart Failure by Gary, Rebecca A., PhD, RN, Cress, M. Elaine, PhD, Higgins, Melinda K., PhD, Smith, Andrew L., MD, Dunbar, Sandra B., DSN, RN

“…Abstract Gary RA, Cress ME, Higgins MK, Smith AL, Dunbar SB. Combined aerobic and resistance exercise program improves task performance in patients with heart…”
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Associations Between Anemia and Physical Function in Georgia Centenarians by Haslam, Alyson, Hausman, Dorothy B., Davey, Adam, Elaine Cress, M., Johnson, Mary Ann, Poon, Leonard W.

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A Comparison of Physical Functional Performance and Strength in Women With Fibromyalgia, Age- and Weight-Matched Controls, and Older Women Who Are Healthy by Panton, Lynn B, Kingsley, J Derek, Toole, Tonya, Cress, M Elaine, Abboud, George, Sirithienthad, Prawee, Mathis, Reed, McMillan, Victor

“…The purpose of this study was to compare functionality and strength among women with fibromyalgia (FM), women without FM, and older women. Twenty-nine women…”
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Physical activity programs and behavior counseling in older adult populations by Cress, M Elaine, Buchner, David M., Prohaska, Thomas, Rimmer, James, Brown, Marybeth, Macera, Carol, DePietro, Loretta, Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek

“…Physical activity offers one of the greatest opportunities for people to extend years of active independent life and reduce functional limitations. The purpose…”
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Resistance training on physical performance in disabled older female cardiac patients by ADES, Philip A, SAVAGE, Patrick D, CRESS, M. Elaine, BROCHU, Martin, LEE, N. Melinda, POEHLMAN, Eric T

“…We evaluated the value of resistance training on measures of physical performance in disabled older women with coronary heart disease (CHD). The study…”
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Validity of the German Version of the Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance 10 Test by Kressig, Reto W., Cress, M. Elaine, Bridenbaugh, Stephanie A., Härdi, Irene

“…Background. The Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance 10 Test (CS-PFP 10) quantitatively assesses physical functional performance in older adults…”
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Large energetic adaptations of elderly muscle to resistance and endurance training by Jubrias, Sharon A, Esselman, Peter C, Price, Lance B, Cress, M. Elaine, Conley, Kevin E

“…Departments of 1  Radiology, 2  Rehabilitation Medicine, 3  Medicine, 4  Physiology and Biophysics, and 5  Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle,…”
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Effects of resistance training on physical function in older disabled women with coronary heart disease by Brochu, Martin, Savage, Patrick, Lee, Melinda, Dee, Justine, Cress, M. Elaine, Poehlman, Eric T, Tischler, Marc, Ades, Philip A

“…Divisions of 1  Cardiology and 2  Metabolic Research, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05405; and 3  Department of Exercise…”
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Use of the Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance Test in Stroke Survivors by Manns, Patricia J., PhD, Tomczak, Corey R., MSc, Jelani, Anwar, MD, Cress, M. Elaine, PhD, Haennel, Robert, PhD

“…Abstract Manns PJ, Tomczak CR, Jelani A, Cress ME, Haennel R. Use of the continuous scale physical functional performance test in stroke survivors. Objective…”
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Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance Test: Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity of Data for the Short Version by Cress, M Elaine, Petrella, John K, Moore, Trudy L, Schenkman, Margaret L

“…The Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance Test (CS-PFP) can be used to obtain valid, reliable, and sensitive measurements of physical functional…”
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Exercise: Effects on Physical Functional Performance in Independent Older Adults by Cress, M. Elaine, Buchner, David M., Questad, Kent A., Esselman, Peter C., deLateur, Barbara J., Schwartz, Robert S.

“…Background. Age-related loss in physiologic capacities contributes to the decline in physical function in the elderly population. Despite the beneficial…”
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Ageing, muscle properties and maximal O2 uptake rate in humans by Conley, Kevin E., Esselman, Peter C., Jubrias, Sharon A., Cress, M. Elaine, Inglin, Barbara, Mogadam, Chris, Schoene, Robert B.

“…This paper asks how the decline in maximal O 2 uptake rate ( V̇ O 2 ,max ) with age is related to the properties of a key muscle group involved in physical…”
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Effects of Testosterone and Progressive Resistance Exercise in Healthy, Highly Functioning Older Men With Low-Normal Testosterone Levels by Hildreth, Kerry L, Barry, Daniel W, Moreau, Kerrie L, Vande Griend, Joseph, Meacham, Randall B, Nakamura, Tammie, Wolfe, Pamela, Kohrt, Wendy M, Ruscin, J. Mark, Kittelson, John, Cress, M. Elaine, Ballard, Robert, Schwartz, Robert S

“…Context: Aging in men is associated with reduced testosterone (T) levels and physiological changes leading to frailty, but the benefits of T supplementation…”
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The effects of aerobic training and nutrition education on functional performance in low socioeconomic older adults by Moore-Harrison, Trudy L, Speer, Elizabeth M, Johnson, Farris T, Cress, Marie E

“…To describe the population in terms of risk for disability and compare the effects of a walking intervention and nutrition education intervention on risk…”
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Assessing Physical Performance in Centenarians: Norms and an Extended Scale from the Georgia Centenarian Study by Cress, M. Elaine, Gondo, Yasuyuki, Davey, Adam, Anderson, Shayne, Kim, Seock-Ho, Poon, Leonard W.

“…Centenarians display a broad variation in physical abilities, from independence to bed-bound immobility. This range of abilities makes it difficult to evaluate…”
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Relationship between physical performance and self-perceived physical function by Cress, M E, Schechtman, K B, Mulrow, C D, Fiatarone, M A, Gerety, M B, Buchner, D M

“…The objective of this study was to compare two methods of measuring physical function in subjects with a broad range of abilities and to evaluate the effects…”
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Living environment and mobility of older adults by Cress, M Elaine, Orini, Stefania, Kinsler, Laura

“…Older adults often elect to move into smaller living environments. Smaller living space and the addition of services provided by a retirement community (RC)…”
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Elevated energy coupling and aerobic capacity improves exercise performance in endurance‐trained elderly subjects by Conley, Kevin E., Jubrias, Sharon A., Cress, M. Elaine, Esselman, Peter C.

“…New Findings •  What is the central question of this study? Does exercise performance reflect the improvements in mitochondrial capacity and energy coupling…”
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Aerobic reserve and physical functional performance in older adults by Arnett, Scott W., Laity, Jennifer H., Agrawal, Subodh K., Cress, M. Elaine

“…Background: older adults can be limited in their performance of daily tasks due to an inadequate aerobic capacity. Aerobic capacity below minimum physiological…”
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