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Penn State Trial Shows Four-Minute Exercise Improves Seniors' Mobility

6/11/2026

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Penn State College of Medicine ran a 12-week trial where a four-minute routine improved function in adults 65 and older.
The study enrolled 97 participants averaging 74 years, excluded people without internet access, and assigned them to FAST-2 or control group.
Participants completed push-ups, chair stands and stair stepping on 81 % of days and recorded 4.2 more chair stands, a 3.6-second longer one-leg balance, and a 2.3-second faster sit-to-stand test.

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Story summary

Penn State College of Medicine ran a 12-week trial where a four-minute routine improved function in adults 65 and older.
The study enrolled 97 participants averaging 74 years, excluded people without internet access, and assigned them to FAST-2 or control group.
Participants completed push-ups, chair stands and stair stepping on 81 % of days and recorded 4.2 more chair stands, a 3.6-second longer one-leg balance, and a 2.3-second faster sit-to-stand test.