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Exercise Prescription for Power in Older Adults: A Case Study Approach
As power training is known to be beneficial for counteracting the age-related declines in skeletal muscle mass, strength and function, exercise professionals can benefit their older adult clients through applying best practices in power training. These best practices include performing 1 to 4…
About this course
ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® September/October 2025
What you will learn
- Exercise professionals may benefit their older adult clientele by incorporating power training into their programs
- For exercise prescription, these power training programs may include 1-3 d·wk-1 of 2-4 working sets per exercise for 6-15 reps per set prescribed at a variety of external loads between 40% to 80% 1-RM with 1-3-min rest intervals for older adults
- By including power training into training programs for older adults, benefits related to physical functioning, cognitive health benefits including psychosocial well-being, cognitive function, and executive function (ability to plan, solve problems, regulate emotions), and resistance to injuries and catastrophic events such as falls, may be achieved
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