The study included 44 individuals with mild cognitive impairment. After six months, those who engaged in strength training ...

When getting into weightlifting as a senior, your weights don't need to be anything drastically heavy. Even a simple 3-5 pound dumbbell with the right exercises and high reps will do a lot of work ...

A new study shows that weight training not only boosts physical strength but also protects the brains of older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Half of the participants practiced weight training twice a week, with moderate to high intensity and progressive loads ...

A new study from Brazil suggests that weight training can help protect the brain from dementia, especially in older adults ...

New research has revealed a novel approach to staving off insomnia for older people - lifting weights. According to sleep experts, muscle building or resistance style training such as dumbbell and ...

Seniors battling insomnia are best off picking ... Resistance exercise could include weightlifting or body-weight training like push-ups or planks. People engaging in resistance exercises had ...

But the reality is that anyone can practise weight training, and there are plenty of benefits for older people. According to new research published in the Family Medicine and Community Health journal, ...

Cognitive improvement was also imagined, but we wanted to see the effect of weight training on the brains of older people with mild cognitive impairment. The study showed that, fortunately ...

Lifting weights helps older people beat insomnia, research suggests. Experts found that resistance or muscle-strengthening exercises – such as lifting dumbbells or using gym equipment – helped ...

It said: “Older people have more significant insomnia ... resistance, such as lifting weights, arm curls, wall push-ups, and resistance machines or equipment; balance, such as sideways walking ...