old age 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 old age 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 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 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 Can Vitamin D Supplementation Augment Strength Gains In Older Adults Doing Resistance Training? https://fitgreystrong.com/can-vitamin-d-supplementation-augment-strength-gains-in-older-adults-doing-resistance-training/ https://fitgreystrong.com/can-vitamin-d-supplementation-augment-strength-gains-in-older-adults-doing-resistance-training/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:34:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3500 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/can-vitamin-d-supplementation-augment-strength-gains-in-older-adults-doing-resistance-training/feed/ 0 Does Soy Protein Really Inhibit Resistance Training-Induced Strength Gains In Older Adults? Part 2 https://fitgreystrong.com/does-soy-protein-really-inhibit-resistance-training-induced-strength-gains-in-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/does-soy-protein-really-inhibit-resistance-training-induced-strength-gains-in-older-adults/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:09:08 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=829 Where Good Research Leads To Poor Interpretation In my last research article review titled “Muscle strength gains during resistance exercise training are attenuated with soy compared with dairy or usual protein intake in older adults – part 1” (see here), no additional benefit for improvements in strength, body composition, physical function, or quality of life when additional...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/does-soy-protein-really-inhibit-resistance-training-induced-strength-gains-in-older-adults/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 The Australian Physical Activity Guidelines For “Getting Stronger”: Evidence-Based or Wishful Thinking? https://fitgreystrong.com/the-australian-physical-activity-guidelines-for-getting-stronger-evidence-based-or-wishful-thinking/ https://fitgreystrong.com/the-australian-physical-activity-guidelines-for-getting-stronger-evidence-based-or-wishful-thinking/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:50:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3459 The development and publication of the “Australian Evidence-Based Physical Activity Recommendations for Adults (18-64 years)” by the Australian Government, The Department of Health (August 2012) promote the participation in “muscle strengthening activities” to: • Manage blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol levels. • Prevent and control heart disease and type 2 diabetes. • Improve...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/the-australian-physical-activity-guidelines-for-getting-stronger-evidence-based-or-wishful-thinking/feed/ 1 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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