No long-term benefits from resistance training on brain grey matter volumes in active older adults at retirement age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resistance training and other forms of physical exercise are commonly suggested to promote brain health, yet the relationship between resistance training and brain structure in aging is poorly understood. We examined the short- and long-term influence of one year of supervised resistance training at two different loadings on brain structure in aging.

Methods

In the LISA (LIve active Successful Ageing) study, well-functioning older adults at retirement age (mean age: 66 ± 2 years) were randomized to one year of heavy resistance training (HRT), moderate intensity training (MIT), or a non-exercising control group (CON). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was performed at baseline, 1-, 2-, and 4-years follow ups. Trajectories of total grey matter, hippocamp

SUBMITTER: Bloch-Ibenfeldt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843964 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature