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. 2021 Dec 22;52(6):1353–1368. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01612-9

Table 9.

Effects of training on human growth hormone (hGH) concentrations in elderly people

Reference(s) Intervention Population Outcomes Effect size
Age Sex
Banitaleb et al. [70] Resistance and endurance training 67.3 ± 1.4 Female GH ↑ 2.58
Craig et al. [58] Progressive resistance training 62.8 ± 0.7 Male GH ↑ 0.34
Im et al. [10] Yoga and Korean dance 69.3 ± 2.9 Female GH ↑ 0.74
Walker et al. [68] Resistance training 63.7 ± 3 Male GH ↑ 0.29

↑ Indicates increase, ↓ indicates decrease