Are you 60 years or older? Interested in improving your health and well-being?

The School of Psychology and Exercise Science is seeking eligible volunteers to participate in an exercise study.

 We are seeking to recruit:

1. Individuals 60 years or older
2. Willing to participate in a supervised exercise program

Why is this exercise important?

Loss of strength and muscle often accompanies aging and may lead to a reduced quality of life. We aim to investigate how different types of exercise may enhance health and wellbeing.

 

What will be required?

1. Three supervised exercise sessions per week over the course of 18 weeks at Murdoch University. 
2. Four assessments with the first being before you begin the exercise sessions, one at the end of the week 6, one at the end of the week 12 and the final testing will be at the end of the week 18. These assessments will be conducted at the Exercise Science laboratory at Murdoch University and include:

               i. Strength and muscle size

              ii. Balance

              iii. Quality of life

              iv. Mood

What are the benefits?

1-     Free assessments on strength and balance

2-     Free supervised exercise program running for 18 weeks; developed by Exercise Experts.

 

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in participating and/or finding out more, please contact i Miss Behnaz Shahtahmasseb or Miss Jacinta Hatton.

Behnaz Shahtahmassebi                B.Shahtahmassebi@murdoch.edu.au Phone: 0434214532

Jacinta Hatton Phone: 0412418712

 

 Murdoch University Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval 2013/140)