Effectiveness of a community-delivered pneumatic machine resistance training programme (Gym Tonic) for older adults at neighbourhood senior centres – a randomized controlled trial

ConclusionCommunity-delivered GT resistance training programme with pneumatic machines has high adherence, improves muscle strength and fast gait-speed, and can be effectively implemented at scale for older adults. Future studies could examine if including other multi-modal function-specific training to complement GT can achieve better physical/functional performance in power, balance and endurance tasks.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov,NCT04661618, Registered 10 December 2020 - Retrospectively registered.
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research