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Energy balance

High-intensity resistance training increases energy requirements and resting metabolic rate in older adults, facilitating body fat loss and maintenance of metabolically active tissue.

For older adults looking to manage body fat, resistance training is effective because it increases your resting metabolic rate and the energy you burn during exercise. This means you can eat more (about 15% more in the study) while maintaining your weight, making it easier to sustain a healthy diet without feeling deprived.

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Resistance training has also been shown to significantly increase energy requirements and insulin action of the elderly... Resistance training is, therefore, an effective way to increase energy requirements, decrease body-fat mass, and maintain metabolically active tissue mass in healthy older people.
Rand S. Schwartz et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1995

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Based on metabolic ward studies with precise measurements of energy intake and expenditure.

Source

Effects of Exercise on Body Composition and Functional Capacity of the Elderly

Rand S. Schwartz et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1995

DOI 10.1093/gerona/50a.special_issue.147

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