The College of Health and Fitness

Long-Term Benefits of Heavy Resistance Training in Older Adults


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The first source, "Embrace Your Masters Status," offers a guide to exercise for older adults (35+), emphasising resistance training, cardiovascular exercise, recovery, and flexibility to maintain strength, health, and functionality. The second source, a research study ("Heavy Training in over 70 year olds"), provides evidence that heavy resistance training in older adults (around retirement age) leads to significant and long-lasting improvements in muscle strength, even four years post-intervention. The study highlights the importance of high-intensity training for preserving muscle function as we age.

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The College of Health and FitnessBy Tony Attridge