Top read of the month.
Bloch-Ibenfeldt M, Theil Gates A, Karlog K, Demnitz N, Kjaer M, Boraxbekk CJ. Heavy resistance training at retirement age induces 4-year lasting beneficial effects in muscle strength: a long-term follow-up of an RCT. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024
My best article read of the month (November 2024) is titled Heavy resistance training at retirement age induces 4-year lasting beneficial effects in muscle strength: a long-term follow-up of an RCT, by bloch-Ibenfeldt M, Theil Gates A, Karlog K, Demnitz N, Kjaer M, Boraxbekk CJ. and published in BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024
This study “LIve active Successful Ageing (LISA) study” was a parallel group randomised controlleial at a university hospital in Denmark.
451 older adults at retirement age were randomised to 1 year of heavy resistance training (HRT), moderate-intensity training (MIT) or a non-exercising control group (CON).
Participants completed test procedures at baseline, following the 1-year intervention, and 2 and 4 years post study start. At the 4-year assessment, 369 participants attended (mean age=71 years, 61% women).
The main finding was that the Individuals in HRT maintained baseline performance in isometric leg strength at 4 years while participants in CON and MIT decreased.
Conclusion: In well-functioning older adults at retirement age, 1 year of HRT may induce long-lasting beneficial effects by preserving muscle function.
