Resistance training older adult
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Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons (Part 1)

BySean Wilson

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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Sumo deadlift
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A Brief Analysis Of The Differences Between The Sumo and Conventional Deadlift

BySean Wilson

The Sumo deadlift (sagittal-frontal planes) is a popular resistance training exercise for strength athletes, powerlifters and experienced gym enthusiasts, but it is not an exercise that you see utilised all that much by older adults or in rehab programs. Interestingly, there is very little research that has explored the benefits of the Sumo deadlift or…

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Why We Need To Look Beyond Just Traditional Strength Training Exercises For Older Adults
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Why We Need To Look Beyond Just Traditional Strength Training Exercises For Older Adults

BySean Wilson

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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Is Creatine As Good As It’s Cracked Up To Be? Older Adults and Resistance Training
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Is Creatine As Good As It’s Cracked Up To Be? Older Adults and Resistance Training

BySean Wilson

What is creatine?  To read the updated 2026 version click here. The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine…

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