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Overview

This position stand by the American College of Sports Medicine provides updated, evidence‑based resistance training recommendations for healthy adults. It promotes the use of flexible, individualized programming rather than rigid prescriptions to improve strength and function, including balance and gait speed. Overall, the paper offers a modern, accessible framework physical therapists can use to design effective, sustainable resistance training programs for a wide range of adults.

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