inactivity 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 inactivity https://fitgreystrong.com 32 32 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 Understanding Stroke: Prevention, Recovery and the Importance of Strength Training https://fitgreystrong.com/understanding-stroke-prevention-recovery-and-the-importance-of-strength-training/ https://fitgreystrong.com/understanding-stroke-prevention-recovery-and-the-importance-of-strength-training/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:52:57 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4471 I’d like to talk about something that’s become very personal to me: stroke. Recently, someone very close to me suffered a stroke, for which they are currently receiving very intensive treatment in the hope of making a recovery. The family, as you can imagine, has been terribly distressed by what has happened and we all...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/understanding-stroke-prevention-recovery-and-the-importance-of-strength-training/feed/ 0 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 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 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 Is High-Intensity Resistance Training Bad For Your Heart? https://fitgreystrong.com/is-high-intensity-resistance-training-bad-for-your-heart/ https://fitgreystrong.com/is-high-intensity-resistance-training-bad-for-your-heart/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 02:25:38 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3718 “Intense resistance training without adequate aerobic endurance exercise may not be good for your cardiovascular health” FitGreyStrong 2019 The aorta (the largest artery in the body and that which sits at the top of the left ventricle, the heart’s muscular pumping chamber) can be assessed for arterial stiffness (the stiffer it is, the worst the prognosis)...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/is-high-intensity-resistance-training-bad-for-your-heart/feed/ 0 Weight Loss Advice: Be Very Careful Who You Trust https://fitgreystrong.com/why-exercise-doesnt-work-for-everybody-2/ https://fitgreystrong.com/why-exercise-doesnt-work-for-everybody-2/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:52:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=418 FitGreyStrong observation: The mass media and ‘rogue’ researchers are confusing the public by suggesting that exercise does not facilitate weight loss. Sensationalised, poorly researched and inaccurate media presentations have misled consumers because a thorough assessment of the evidence wasn’t undertaken. Some sports scientists and doctors have further exacerbated the problem by claiming that physical inactivity does not...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/why-exercise-doesnt-work-for-everybody-2/feed/ 0 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-alters-the-trajectory-of-ageing/feed/ 0 Live FitGreyStrong ageing, health and exercise webinar https://fitgreystrong.com/live-fitgreystrong-ageing-health-and-exercise-webinar/ https://fitgreystrong.com/live-fitgreystrong-ageing-health-and-exercise-webinar/#respond Fri, 18 May 2018 12:57:16 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=2914 FitGreyStrong specialises in the research, design and implementation of exercise-based programs that are specifically aimed to alter the trajectory of accelerated ageing caused by the sedentary lifestyles and poor nutritional practices of many older people. As many of you would appreciate, deterioration in mental and physical function across the lifespan is an inevitable consequence of...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/live-fitgreystrong-ageing-health-and-exercise-webinar/feed/ 0 Can Older Adults ‘Think’ Themselves Stronger? https://fitgreystrong.com/can-older-adults-think-themselves-stronger/ https://fitgreystrong.com/can-older-adults-think-themselves-stronger/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 10:23:35 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=2129 Research conducted recently and published in the journal Medicine showed that something amazing happens when you put intense mental effort into thinking or imaging you are lifting or moving with maximal exertion. Muscular strength can increase substantially and can match gains in strength made through more traditional intensive resistance training. What researchers discovered was that: “strength of elbow...

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