Hi, everybody! My name is Lance Porter, and I am a fitness trainer in Bradenton, Florida. I specialize in working with seniors. I am a senior myself - I am 65 years old.
How do you build strength in seniors? The way you do with anybody: with progressive resistance. The difference is, people tend to lose muscle mass over the years. So you may have to start a senior who is out of condition with lighter weights. I bring a set of dumbbells along to all my training sessions. My lightest dumbbells are just three pounds, which almost anyone can lift. I also have five-pounders, eight-pounders, ten-pounders, 15-pounders, 20-pounders and 25-pounders. So I can work with almost anybody.
The way you build strength is to start out with a weight that is light enough that you can do at least eight repetitions of a given exercise. Then you work your way up until one day you find you can do 12 repetitions with that weight. At that point you change to a heavier weight. So progressive resistance simply means using progressively heavier weights to challenge your muscles as you get stronger.
Strength training is extremely important for older people because it helps you maintain and increase your lean muscle mass. It also helps to make your bones stronger.
If you live in Bradenton, Florida, and you're looking for a personal trainer, please get in touch! My phone number is 502 475-4686. Or drop me a line at lancenelsonporter@gmail.com.
You can do it!
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