RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UPPER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH AND RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN INDIVIDUALS OF ADVANCED AGE

The aging process results in changes in several physiological, physical and functional parameters, which together are responsible for the reduction of muscle strength. Among these parameters is the reduction in the resting metabolic rate (RMR), a variable that reflects the minimum amount of energy needed to sustain vital processes, whose decrease can lead to an unavailability of energy to carry out basic activities of daily living, the which require muscle strength, especially in the upper limbs.