Reducing Falls With Progressive Resistance Training for the Oldest Old Adults With Sarcopenia

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 80 years or older * Low muscular strength (grip strength: \<41.3 kg for males and \<23.4 kg for females \[from 18.09.2024\] or chair stand \>15 seconds) * Community-dwelling incl. independent senior housing * Ambulatory without supervision or physical assistance from another person. Assistive devices such as canes/crutches/walkers allowed. * Able to see and hear sufficiently to undertake assessments and partake in the planned exercise training. Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing diagnosis of dementia * Moderate or severe cognitive impairment (score \<18 on the Mini-Mental State Examination) * Living in institutional care * Non-ambulatory or requiring person or wheelchair to assist when walking * Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease/disorder significantly influencing gait and mobility (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis \[ALS\] and Parkinson's disease). * Amputation (other than toes) * Contraindications to resistance training * Unstable fracture * Inability to comply with study requirements * Currently undertaking progressive resistance training