Strength Training for the 50+ Group: Why Staying Fit is a Prophylactic for Aging Well

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Strength Training for the 50+ Group; Why Staying Fit is a Prophylactic for Aging Well

This Living to 100 Club Podcast explores the subject of physical fitness over the age of 50. Our guest is Dave Durell, creator of the Stay Strong Forever Master Course. Dave discusses his strength training programs for people over age 50. These programs help people stay strong, rebuild themselves, and live full, active lives. Why is strength building so important for the senior population? What should be included in good workout routines? What adjustments should the 50+ age group make to ensure workout routines are sustainable? As the owner of Rock Solid Fitness, Dave and his wife work closely with their senior clients to help them stay motivated and engaged in their programs. Tune in to hear how these programs apply to you.

Mini Bio

Dave Durell has been improving the quality of people’s lives through strength training for over 39 years. He is the co-owner along with his wife Patty of Rock Solid Fitness personal training studio in Dunedin Florida. He has worked as a Collegiate and NFL Strength Coach, and had a 26-year career as a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant.

Merging these methodologies together, Dave now helps men and women in their 50’s and beyond to build strength and muscle, in less time, with less risk of injury.

He operates the popular website Strength After 50 and is the creator of the Stay Strong Forever Master Course, an online strength training program that helps people over 50 stay strong, rebuild themselves and live full, active lives.

For Our Listeners

Dave’s Website: Strength After 50

Dave’s Stay Stong Forever Online Coaching Program

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3 comments
  • Inez
    January 28, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    Podcast: “Strength Training for the 50+ Group….Dave Durell.”
    Great information….!
    I notice that there was no discussion about stretching.. Would like to be informed about the importance or unimportance of stretching, as well as the difference between dynamic vs static stretching and when applicable. Much thanks!

    • Dave Durell
      February 1, 2022 at 3:06 am

      Hi Inez, this is Dave Durell from Strength After 50. Maintaining flexibility is very important for us over 50’s, so much so that my Stay Strong Forever video course has an entire Module devoted to stretching.

      As we get older we start to lose flexibility and feel stiffer. The reasons are things like decreased collagen levels, which results in less pliable ligaments and tendons surrounding our joints; thinning of our articular cartilage and spinal discs, due to decreased water content in those structures and decreased production of synovial fluid, which lubricates our joints just like motor oil lubricates a car engine.

      Fortunately Inez, just as strength training can counteract an age-related decline in muscular strength, properly performed stretching can fight off the age-related loss of flexibility.

      The type of stretching I recommend to improve and maintain flexibility is static stretching, where you hold each stretch for a prolonged period of time without movement, vs. dynamic stretching which refers to moving while stretching. Dynamic stretching occurs naturally during a properly designed strength training workout.

      A couple tips on proper stretching for people over 50:
      • Always warm up your muscles before stretching – right after a workout is a great time;
      • And hold each stretch for 10 to 30 seconds, with no jerking or bouncing.

      Hope that helps!

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