StrongWomen Strength Training

The StrongWomen Strength Training Program is a community based strength training program aimed at mid-life and older women that includes progressive resistance training, balance training, and flexibility exercises. StrongWomen Programs are implemented in local communities by allied health professionals, fitness specialists, and community leaders trained in the StrongWomen curriculum. More information on the StrongWomen Strength Training Program can be viewed here: StrongPeople Strong Bodies.

Peer-reviewed articles:  

• Effects of StrongPeople Strong Bodies on functional fitness: a community-based randomized trial
• Strength training improves body image and physical activity behaviors among midlife and older rural women
• Improved physical fitness among older female participants in a nationally disseminated, community-based exercise program
• Strength training and older women: a cross-sectional study examining factors related to exercise adherence
• Factors related to leader implementation of a nationally disseminated community-based exercise program: a cross-sectional study
• Design and national dissemination of the StrongWomen community strength training program

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Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention