Mobility https://fitgreystrong.com Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:12:04 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fitgreystrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Untitled-design-7-1-32x32.png Mobility https://fitgreystrong.com 32 32 Two Exercises That Anyone Over 55+ Must Do! https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/ https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:44:09 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4520 This video is a must-watch for anyone over 55. In 13 minutes, FitGreyStrong explores 2 muscle groups – the Hip Flexors and the Dorsiflexors – that are often overlooked or simply just ignored, but which are crucial to maintain stability and high physical functioning in older adults. Crucially, the presentation helps explain what these muscle...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/feed/ 0 The HARDEST ‘OLD MAN’ Test You’ll Ever Try! Can You Do It? https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/ https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:02:11 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4509 Many of you may have tried the ‘Old Man’ test. The test is a simple balance challenge where you put on your socks and shoes while standing on one leg. It’s a practical measure of lower-body strength, flexibility, and balance—key indicators of functional fitness and longevity. Struggling with this task may suggest a higher fall...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/feed/ 0 Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons (Part 2) https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/ https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:22:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1160 In part 1 of “Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons” I outlined some of the benefits to health that have been shown to occur as a result of partaking in regular resistance training exercise. The scientific evidence supporting the inclusion of resistance training as part of a healthy lifestyle is now indisputable. Whilst...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/feed/ 3 Strength Training Alters The Trajectory Of Ageing https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/ https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:30:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=103 On a global scale, the number of people over 60 yr is expected to more than double from 841 million in 2012 to more than 2 billion by 2050. This change in demographics will have profound implications for many aspects of life. Furthermore, Government bodies worldwide will be faced with considerable challenges related to aging...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/feed/ 14 Ageing Muscle and the Benefits of Resistance Training: What Did We Know 30 Years Ago? https://fitgreystrong.com/ageing-muscle-and-the-benefits-of-resistance-training-what-did-we-know-30-years-ago/ https://fitgreystrong.com/ageing-muscle-and-the-benefits-of-resistance-training-what-did-we-know-30-years-ago/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 06:40:16 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4421 Changes in morphology and function of ageing human skeletal muscle and the benefits of resistance training (35 minute read) The purpose of this literature review is to: INTRODUCTION Ageing is an inevitable consequence of all living creatures. Human beings are locomotive animals and contraction of muscular structures enable the skeletal system to move. Social expectations...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/ageing-muscle-and-the-benefits-of-resistance-training-what-did-we-know-30-years-ago/feed/ 1 Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons (Part 1) https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2023 12:56:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1039 What are benefits of resistance training for older adults? Increases longevity and improves quality of life Helps manage hypertension and decreases heart disease Enhances sleep quality and quantity Prevents/treats type 2 diabetes & decreases inflammation Prevents cognitive decline & neurodegenerative disease Improves mental health  Enhances skeletal health Maintains or increases lean body mass (muscle) Increases strength, power,...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/feed/ 3 Why We Need To Look Beyond Just Traditional Strength Training Exercises For Older Adults https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 04:22:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3591 Exercise professionals involved with older adults pay a great deal of attention to the lower limb prime movers¹ and exercises² which will enhance the strength and power of these important muscles, and so we should. There are all sorts of ingenious ways to increase the strength, function and aesthetics of these muscles, just take a...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/feed/ 0 Personalised programming with FGS https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/ https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:52:31 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3818 CUSTOMISED ONLINE TRAINING  Please note: This is a recurring subscription service which will be billed every 4 weeks. Forget about those generic celebrity program packages that just want your money and aren’t tailored to your individual goals. Get a REAL program that’s based on the best available scientific evidence and practical know-how going round. Have...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/feed/ 0 Muscle Strength Gains During Resistance Exercise Training Are Attenuated With Soy Compared With Dairy Or Usual Protein Intake In Older Adults – Part 1 https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/ https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2020 14:23:08 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=779 On a global scale, the number of people over 60 yr is expected to more than double from 841 million in 2012 to more than 2 billion by 2050. This change in demographics will have profound implications for many aspects of life (Thomson et al. 2016). Furthermore, Government bodies worldwide will be faced with considerable...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/feed/ 2 Resistance Training Alters The Trajectory Of Ageing https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-alters-the-trajectory-of-ageing/ https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-alters-the-trajectory-of-ageing/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:06:38 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3129 Recently I published an article on my website titled: “Strength training can alter the trajectory of ageing”. After receiving feedback from some of those who regularly visit my website and social media channels, there were some suggestions to provide a summarised or bottom-line version of some of my articles for those that are looking for...

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