doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.12.008engGómez-Cabello,A.González-Agüero,A.Ara,I.Casajús,J. A.Vicente-Rodríguez,G.Effects of a short-term whole body vibration intervention on physical fitness in elderly peopleART-2013-81358We aimed to clarify whether a short-term whole body vibration (WBV) training has a beneficial effect on physical fitness in elderly people. Forty-nine non-institutionalized elderly (75.0 ± 4.7 years) participated in the study. Twenty-four of them trained on a vibration platform for 11 weeks. Physical fitness included balance, lower- and upper-body strength and flexibility, agility, walking speed and endurance. In the WBV group most of the physical tests improved through the intervention (all P < 0.01) while in the control group only an increment was detected in lower-body strength (P < 0.05). In conclusion, a short-term WBV training is beneficial for physical fitness among elderly people.2013http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/17013910.1016/j.maturitas.2012.12.008http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170139oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170139info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/IMSERSO/104-07info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/IMSERSO/147-01info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/2008-BIO-01Maturitas 74, 3 (2013), 276-278All rights reservedhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess