A Gymstick program can provide overall health benefits for older adults
As we age, it becomes increasingly important to maintain an active lifestyle to support our overall health and wellbeing. However, many traditional exercise programs may need to be more suitable and safe for older adults, who often have unique physical limitations and requirements. In response to this need, Gymstick has developed an Older Adult education program to provide trainers and healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to create tailored exercise programs for their clients. With the Gymstick, trainers can deliver safe, effective, and engaging workouts that promote strength, mobility, and overall health for older adults.
Hundreds of movements with multi-directional resistance
The Gymstick offers full-body resistance training, allowing hundreds of movements and variations, replicating free weight exercises. However, unlike free weights, which introduce load downward due to gravity, Gymstick provides resistance in virtually any desired direction and position.
Improves joint strength & stability
Gymstick also has attachment points to either side of the body’s centre of gravity. The more the bands stretch, the greater the challenge on the body’s musculature to maintain a stable trunk position, which ensures the body’s core is effectively ‘switched on’ during even the most basic exercises. The instability created by these co-dependent levers also helps to improve joint strength and stability.
More eccentric control is required to complete a movement effectively with the Gymstick (than with free weights), which increases the pre-loading necessary for effective concentric muscle action, which assists in maintaining tendon integrity and reduces the risk of injury.
Want to make sure your older clients stay strong, capable, and confident?
Resistance or strength training is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, particularly for older adults. As we age, muscle mass and strength naturally decline, a process known as sarcopenia. Left unaddressed, this can contribute to frailty, falls, and reduced independence.
The good news? Adding resistance training has been shown to counteract the effects of ageing, increasing muscle strength, power, and overall functional capacity. It also supports bone density, boosts metabolism, and reduces the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis.
Why Gymstick?
The Gymstick is an excellent tool for resistance training with older adults. It’s lightweight, easy to use, and non-intimidating, making it ideal for those who may not feel confident using traditional equipment like dumbbells or machines.
With the Gymstick, older adults can perform a wide range of functional exercises that target multiple muscle groups and build real-world strength. You can micro-load resistance, tailor progressions to suit individual needs, and use it anywhere, at home, studio, or even outdoors. It also packs down easily and comes with its own carry case, making it simple to travel with.
Gymstick for Older Adults – Online Course
This online course will show you how to use the Gymstick safely and effectively so you can start integrating it into your client sessions immediately. While the workshop is designed for older adults, the techniques and progressions suit any age or ability level.
Do you produce Latex Free bands for Gymsticks? Am finding I get a strong allergic reaction to the original latex bands
Thank you for your enquiry Sue. The Gymstick Original bands are made of latex. The Aqua Gymstick bands are made of a different product called: Thermoplastic rubber, which is a synthetic rubber and does not contain any actual rubber-related compounds like latex. TPR is manufactured from styrene and butadiene molecules. Thermoplastic rubber is therefore ideal for applications that need the performance and properties of rubber while also containing no latex. Please let me know if you have further questions: [email protected]