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Article

Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study

by
Elissa Burton
1,2,*,
Keith D. Hill
3,4,
Jim Codde
5,
Angela Jacques
5,
Yoke Leng Ng
1,6 and
Anne-Marie Hill
7
1
Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
2
enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
3
Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia
4
National Centre for Healthy Ageing, Monash University and Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia
5
Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, WA 6160, Australia
6
Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683, Singapore
7
School of Allied Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 3248; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043248
Submission received: 20 January 2023 / Revised: 7 February 2023 / Accepted: 8 February 2023 / Published: 13 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Longevity and Healthy Ageing)
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Abstract

Resistance training (RT) is beneficial for older adults, particularly to support living independently in their home. However, fewer than 25% of older adults in Australia participate in the recommended, twice-weekly sessions. Reasons older adults do not participate in RT include not having anyone to go with or not knowing what to do. Our study linked older adults with a peer (i.e., older person already participating in RT) to help them overcome these barriers. The aim of our study was to determine whether peer support was suitable for older adults participating in RT for the first time in the home or gymnasium setting. Each group (home vs. gymnasium) received a 6 week, twice-weekly program. Twenty-one participants completed the 6 week intervention: 14 in the home group and seven in the gymnasium group. The home group completed significantly more sessions per week (2.7 vs. 1.8) than the gymnasium group. Although both groups significantly improved on many physical assessments, no between-group differences were found. However, it is suitable to link a peer for support with novice older people participating in a RT program for the first time in the home or gymnasium. It is recommended that future studies explore whether peer support improves sustainability.
Keywords: strength training; peer support; exercise; adherence strength training; peer support; exercise; adherence

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Burton, E.; Hill, K.D.; Codde, J.; Jacques, A.; Ng, Y.L.; Hill, A.-M. Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043248

AMA Style

Burton E, Hill KD, Codde J, Jacques A, Ng YL, Hill A-M. Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043248

Chicago/Turabian Style

Burton, Elissa, Keith D. Hill, Jim Codde, Angela Jacques, Yoke Leng Ng, and Anne-Marie Hill. 2023. "Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043248

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Burton, E., Hill, K. D., Codde, J., Jacques, A., Ng, Y. L., & Hill, A.-M. (2023). Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043248

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