The Claim

Resistance exercise training prevents age-related declines in maximal muscular strength and resting metabolic rate in healthy older adults over a 12-week period, while sedentary behavior causes significant reductions in both measures.

Source: Fish oil administration combined with resistance exercise training improves strength, resting metabolic rate, and inflammation in older adults

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In healthy older adults, 12 weeks of resistance exercise training maintains maximal muscular strength and resting metabolic rate, while remaining sedentary causes both to decrease.

See the scientific wording

Resistance exercise training prevents age-related declines in maximal muscular strength and resting metabolic rate in healthy older adults over a 12-week period, whereas sedentary behavior leads to significant reductions in both measures.

Why this might work

When muscles are worked against resistance, they build more protein and create more energy-producing structures, which keeps muscles strong and the body burning more calories at rest. Without this activity, muscles break down protein and lose energy factories, leading to weakness and slower metabolism.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Fish oil administration combined with resistance exercise training improves strength, resting metabolic rate, and inflammation in older adults

    Older adults who did strength training got stronger and burned more calories at rest, while those who did nothing got weaker and burned fewer calories. So staying active helps, and sitting around hurts.

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