{
  "abstract": "Low muscle strength is the third most common cause of all-cause mortality; it is as dangerous as tobacco use.1 Low muscle strength is also associated with an increased risk of functional disability, non-communicable disease (including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers), cognitive dysfunction and impaired mental health, and longer hospital stays.1 The annual excess cost associated with muscle weakness in the UK is estimated to be £2.5 billion.2 Yet, when appropriately dosed and progressed, strength training has been unequivocally shown to improve muscle strength in both males and females, even in those over 80 years of age.3 4 Therefore, building muscle strength should be an urgent ageing and public health priority.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health & Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ashley Gluchowski"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        ", Later Life Training, Amble, Northumberland, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Bex Townley"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Justin W L Keogh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Institute of Sport Physical Education and Health Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Marie H Murphy"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap",
  "uid": "cf530519-85e0-5a7a-9cab-50258a3d8f00"
}