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You Don't Need Five Days a Week to See Results
Here's a number worth sitting with for a second: 75 minutes. That's it. Split across three sessions or crammed into one, researchers just found it doesn't matter much which way you slice it... the results hold either way. A randomized controlled trial out of the University of Hong Kong followed 315 adults with central obesity for four months. One group did brisk interval walking three times a week. Another did the exact same total time, 75 minutes, but in a single weekly ses
Coach Thien Joshua
1 day ago2 min read
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The Fear of Falling Is Trainable, Too
If you've worked with an older client who moves well in the gym but hesitates on stairs, or grips the rail a little too tight on a walk... you already know something the research just caught up to. Fear of falling isn't just a mindset problem, and it isn't just a strength problem either. It's both, and new research says training them together works better than training either one alone. A 2026 meta-analysis published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing pulled together 17
Coach Thien Joshua
Jul 272 min read
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Just Four Minutes a Day: The New Research Behind a Big Strength Win for Older Adults
New research out of Penn State just gave us one of the most encouraging findings we've seen in a while... and it has nothing to do with grinding out long workouts. A randomized controlled trial published in PLOS One followed 97 adults with an average age of 74, most of whom were largely inactive and struggling with everyday tasks like getting out of a chair or climbing stairs. Half the group did a simple four-minute resistance routine every day for 12 weeks. Four exercises, 3
Coach Thien Joshua
Jul 202 min read
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Creatine: A Deep Dive Into Cognitive, Performance, and Daily-Use Research
In-Depth: This is a longer read. Creatine is one of the most researched, most talked-about supplements in nutrition right now, and it deserves a real, thorough look rather than a quick skim. Creatine has been a staple in strength and performance circles for decades, but the research on what it actually does... especially as we age... has expanded dramatically in just the last year or so. This post digs into three separate, recent studies covering three different angles: cogni
Coach Thien Joshua
Jul 185 min read
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