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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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CDC-Funded Science
Strength Training for Older Adults
Project Description
Aging is associated with loss of bone density, skeletal muscle, and
muscular strength, which further contributes to disabilities associated
with arthritis. Therefore, it is important to promote the development of
programs that encourage increasing muscle mass and strength among aging
populations.
The CDC funded the Center for Physical Fitness at Tufts University to
develop safe and effective strength-training materials to provide older
adults with the opportunity to participate in strength training.
Key Objectives
- A new resource to promote training in older adults was developed
entitled Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults.
This program offers exercises based on scientific research, detailed
instructions, safety cautions, log sheets, discussions on goal
setting, eliminating barriers, and staying on track with the program.
The Growing Stronger manual is available as an animated
online version* and as a downloadable or printable
 PDF
(506K). You can access the program materials on the following
websites: CDC,
Tufts*.
Abstracts, Publications, Presentations
Seguin RA, Epping JN, Buchner DM, Bloch R, Nelson ME. Growing
Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults. Tufts University,
2002.
Principal Investigator
Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D.
Tufts Center for Physical Fitness
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
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Page last reviewed: June 4, 2008
Page last modified: July 3, 2006
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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