Functional and traditional training exercises improves muscle power and reduces proinflammatory cytokines in older women: A randomized controlled trial.

•Aging is associated with to reduced muscle mass, power, strength and function.•Aging is linked to increased plasma inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6.•Functional and traditional training improve the muscle power of older women.•Functional and traditional training reduce inflammatory cytokines of older women.