Health and Wellness

Resistance Training Can Change Your Life

Resistance training is a vital intervention for healthy aging, offering musculoskeletal, metabolic, and psychosocial benefits. It helps counteract Sarcopenia by preserving muscle mass, strength, and functional capacity, thereby reducing frailty and fall risk. Metabolically, it improves insulin sensitivity and body composition, contributing to the prevention and management of Metabolic Syndrome and related cardiometabolic conditions. Psychosocially, resistance training enhances self-efficacy, mood, and quality of life. Its adaptability and measurable functional improvements also promote greater adherence, making it an effective and sustainable strategy for maintaining health and independence in older adults.

Speaker:  Dr. Saied Jalal Aboodarda, U of C

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