How much resistance exercise is beneficial for healthy aging and longevity?

• Johannes Burtscher,
• Barbara Strasser,
• Giuseppe D'Antona,
• Gregoire P. Millet,
• Martin Burtscher

Affiliations

Johannes Burtscher

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland; Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland

Barbara Strasser

Medical Faculty, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna A-1020, Austria

Giuseppe D'Antona

CRIAMS-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia I-27100, Italy; Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia I-27100, Italy

Gregoire P. Millet

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland; Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland

Martin Burtscher

Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria; Corresponding author.