Generalities of sarcopenia and its treatment through force training

Abstract

As a geriatric syndrome, sarcopenia is characterized by progressive, generalized loss and functional decline of skeletal muscles. It has an essential role in the pathogenesis of frailty in advanced ages, low muscle strength is its main parameter. This review aims to present some of its general characteristics, as well as the main benefits and peculiarities of strength training to prevent or counteract it. For this, a bibliographic search was carried out in databases such as Pubmed and SciELO, the Google Scholar search engine was obtained, reviewing 105 documents, of which 25 were referenced.