Human study · Exercise · 26 Oct 2026
Twelve weeks of resistance training raised breathing pressures and blood Klotho in adults 60 to 75
Source: Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
What the research found
The Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology published this on 19 October 2026 (2026; 11(4):434, DOI 10.3390/jfmk11040434, PubMed 42924713, PMC13692514). A news recap ran in Men's Journal on 26 October 2026. Moreira-Silva and colleagues enrolled 60 community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 75, 30 in a control group and 30 in training. Sex was not in the abstract. Supervised resistance training lasted 12 weeks, three sessions a week. The training group had higher maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, a stronger handgrip, more stands in a one-minute sit-to-stand test, and less oxygen desaturation related to the sessions. Plasma IL-6 fell. IL-10 and Klotho rose. The TNF-alpha group-by-time interaction was not significant. Blood counts did not change. Body measures moved only modestly. The authors declare no conflict of interest. Fellowships from Attivos Magistrais/Pholias and funding from FAPESP and FAPEG had no role in the work. Klotho here is a protein measured in blood. It is not a product to buy, and it is not proof of a longer life. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
Read the original at Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
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