SUMMARY: A capable Sit-To-Stand (STS) transition is essential for older adults (OAs) to have an active & independent life. The STS is also the most important movement pattern for OAs to resistance train to enhance lower body strength, power &…
SUMMARY: Older adult (OA) falls risk is a perennial concern, so that’s why it’s “Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2025”. Falls risk is multifactorial, so a broad menu of risk factors should be considered, and subsequent interventions focused on the specific…
SUMMARY: To age well, older adults (OAs) must regularly do “hard things” that challenge their physical capabilities. The most important “hard thing” is resistance exercise (RE), but OAs often don’t make RE challenging enough to be beneficial. Use the repetitions-in-reserve…