Feasibility of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults

Feasibility of 24-Weeks of At-Home Chair-Based Resistance Band Training to Improve Balance, Strength, and Bone Density in Older Adults (ChaREx Study)

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of implementing a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention, to determine effectiveness of a the a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving body composition and to determine the effectiveness of a 24-week at-home chair-based resistance band training intervention in improving physical performance in adults 50 years and older, receiving care at the UT Physicians Center for Healthy Aging.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English-speaking
• receive care at the UT Physician Center for Healthy Aging

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to provide informed consent on their own
• presence of obvious signs of cognitive decline
• a diagnosis of dementia and inability to come to the clinic for the scheduled study visits.