# @mackinprof on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-08-06T12:08:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stuart Phillips (@mackinprof) — https://gondola.cc/mackinprof

## Caption

Our recent paper highlights what people who were long-term participants in McMaster PACE program. Older adults who stick with supervised, twice-weekly workouts can largely avoid the steep declines in aerobic capacity and muscle strength typically seen with aging.

🔹 Key Findings
• Men in the program experienced declines in VO₂peak of ~2% per year—significantly less than the 2.1–2.2% expected.
• Women actually improved their VO₂peak over time, reversing the usual 1.6–1.7% decline.
• Both sexes saw far smaller losses in 1-RM strength (bench press, row, knee extension) compared with normative rates of 2.6–3.4% per year.

🔹 Why It Matters
With only 40% of older adults meeting activity guidelines, accessible, community-based programs offer a scalable approach to preserving independence, reducing fall risk, and enhancing quality of life.

📣 Take-Home Message
Investing in sustainable, free-living exercise initiatives isn’t just “nice to have”—it’s essential for healthy aging. Let’s partner across public health, recreation and clinical sectors to expand these programs and keep our communities moving!

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-esm/fulltext/2025/10000/long_term_enrollment_in_a_community_exercise.1.aspx

#HealthyAging 
#SeniorFitness 
#ActiveSeniors 
#AgeStrong 
#CommunityExercise 
#FitOver50 
#LongevityLifestyle 
#StrengthTraining 
#FunctionalFitness 
#WellnessJourney 
#StayActive 
#MindBodyMovement 
#Agewell

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longevitylifestyle, wellnessjourney, mindbodymovement, fitover50, agewell, strengthtraining, seniorfitness, activeseniors, agestrong, communityexercise, functionalfitness, stayactive, healthyaging

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