Clinical trial · Exercise · 11 Nov 2026
In 40 community-dwelling older women, six weeks of exercise lined up with a faster timed rise and a higher life-quality score
Source: Biological Research for Nursing
What the research found
A randomized trial was published on 11 November 2026. Forty community-dwelling older women, mean age 72.56 years (standard deviation 5.54), were assigned to six weeks of motor-control exercise (n=20) or control (n=20). The trial is in women, and the sample is an aging group, aged 72 on average. The exercise group changed on respiratory rate (effect size 2.99, p=0.001), inspiratory breath-hold (effect size 1.75, p=0.001), expiratory breath-hold (effect size 2.04, p=0.001), and a timed up-and-go mobility test (effect size 2.05, p=0.001). The LEIPAD life-quality score rose from 45.05 (standard deviation 6.96) to 55.28 (standard deviation 4.64), effect size 1.73, p<0.001. The authors also report gains on a cognitive-functioning subscale of that questionnaire. The control group did not show comparable changes. Six weeks, 20 per arm. DOI 10.1177/10998004261508108. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Clinical trial. This is among the stronger kinds of evidence, but one study rarely settles a question.
More exercise news
- In 48 young adult women, resistance training lined up with lower body fat, and binge drinking lined up with higher fasting glucose
- In 164 adults aged 50 to 89, steadier physical activity lined up with lower odds of mild cognitive impairment, and the link did not hold after correction
- In 40 home pairs, 12 weeks of tai chi training lined up with a higher functional score and less sedentary time in chronic heart failure
- In 922 adults on hemodialysis, low muscle mechanical power lined up with a higher chance of death, and the link was in adults aged 60 or older
- In 120 adults aged 50 or older in a community program, a higher fear of falling lined up with a weaker grip and a lower cognitive score