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May 2026 Senior Strength Training Benefits Last If…. In 1990, a superbly designed strength training (ST) program for 90-year-olds showed that they could increase strength, mobility, independence, and reverse frailty. (Fiatarone et al., JAMA June 1990) The race was on to prove the how’s and why’s again and again. And if benefits were maintained onceRead More
March 2019 Old Folks’ Drop-Out Rates & Predictors Matter A multi-national study followed 1514 male and female Norwegians (avg. age 72) participating in a structured exercise program for 3 years. All subjects were tested for cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, body mass index (BMI), and mental and physical health, including medications. One half was offered 2Read More
Spring 2019 Another Fitness Myth, Busted! What’s it going to take before people stop believing that exercise is medicine; that exercise is beneficial to not just physical health but even brain health; not just brain health as in cognitive function but in emotional well-being? How much more data is required before even those who abhorRead More
What a boring topic, right? I mean, how many news pieces do you have to see on TV or read in mass media to find out what has been touted for at least 20 years now: Do resistance exercise (RT), or weight training, to keep muscles so your metabolism, both as you age as wellRead More
