Human study · Exercise · 16 Oct 2026
Twelve weeks of resistance sessions tracked with mood and thinking scores in frail older adults
Source: BMC Geriatrics
What the research found
BMC Geriatrics published on 16 October 2026 a secondary look at the TEAMS trial. 295 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 74, 69 percent women) did twice-weekly resistance training for 12 weeks, with or without a higher-protein eating plan. Depressive symptoms fell, cognitive test scores improved, and a quality-of-life score rose, with no consistent difference by how heavy the loads were. The eating plan was tied to less fear of falling and little else. The sample includes men, so it is not a women-only result. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
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