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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Exercise and weight loss
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Regular Exercise Doesn’t Promote Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction?

BySean Wilson

Several years ago researchers and authors Malhotra, Noakes & Phinney published an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine titled: “It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet” (see here) This created quite a storm in several fields of scientific research including many fitness and…

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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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Can Vitamin D Supplementation Augment Strength Gains In Older Adults Doing Resistance Training?

BySean Wilson

In a recent meta-analysis (see here), vitamin D was found to provide an additive benefit for older adults partaking in resistance training (RT). In other words, when compared to older adults taking a placebo, significantly greater gains in muscle strength were achieved in those supplemented with vitamin D. However, upon closer analysis several issues become…

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