The Claim

Adherence to an online resistance training program among healthy older adults averaged 72% over a 24-week period, indicating moderate feasibility of digital delivery for strength training in this population.

Source: O.4.1-5 An online lifestyle intervention consisting of resistance exercise and advice on protein intake improves leg muscle strength and physical functioning in older adults

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

Among healthy older adults, 72% completed an online resistance training program over 24 weeks, showing that digital delivery of strength training is moderately feasible for this group.

See the scientific wording

Adherence to an online resistance training program among healthy older adults averaged 72% over 24 weeks, indicating moderate feasibility of digital delivery for strength training in this population.

Why this might work

When older adults perform resistance exercises at home using online guidance, their muscles are stretched and pulled under load, which triggers signals inside muscle cells to build more contractile proteins. Eating more protein provides the raw materials needed for this process, causing muscle fibers to grow thicker and stronger. This increases their ability to stand up, walk, and move without help.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: O.4.1-5 An online lifestyle intervention consisting of resistance exercise and advice on protein intake improves leg muscle strength and physical functioning in older adults

    The study found that 72% of older adults kept doing their online strength workouts for six months, which is exactly what the claim says — so it supports it.

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