Fall Arrest Strategy Training (FAST) is a unique, simple exercise program designed to improve one's ability to prevent injury when a fall is unavoidable. Women are more likely to participate in fall prevention programming than men despite risk of serious fall related injuries such as head injury similar in both men and women. The purpose of this project is to test differences between men and women's physical capacity to control the downward descent of a forward fall and prevent injury and to understand factors that influence participation of women and men in fall prevention programming. A total of 60 seniors (30 men and 30 women) age 60 years or older will do their regular activities for 12 weeks followed by 12 weeks of FAST training. They will be tested before and after for muscle strength, balance and their ability to land and descend in a simulated forward fall using a safe protocol in our lab. Group discussions among women and men after FAST will help us determine facilitators and barriers to exercise participation.
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Muscle strength dynamic
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Muscle Strength isometric
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Muscle Strength isometric
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Muscle strength isometric
Timeframe: 12 weeks
response time
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Balance
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Balance
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Balance
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Balance Confidence
Timeframe: 12 weeks
Fall Risk
Timeframe: 12 weeks
timed up and go test
Timeframe: 12 weeks
chair stand
Timeframe: 12 weeks
gait velocity
Timeframe: 12 weeks
fall landing capacity
Timeframe: 12 weeks