{"id":488780,"date":"2026-05-17T05:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/488780\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:46:12","slug":"bodyweight-exercises-after-55-to-test-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/488780\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodyweight Exercises After 55 To Test Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

These exercises are a stellar test of real-world strength and fitness.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest: If you\u2019re a workout enthusiast, you may wonder how you compare to other gym-goers when it comes to strength. It\u2019s totally understandable to be curious\u2014and actually good for you to know. Muscle strength<\/a>\u2014especially as you age\u2014is essential, considering you naturally lose muscle each year after 30. Adding the right exercises to your routine is a must.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to tell you that you no longer have to guess how strong you are. Marwa Ahmed<\/b><\/a>, NASM-Certified Personal Trainer & Running Coach, CEO of The BodyMind Coach, Toronto, who shares with us five bodyweight movements<\/a> to do after 55. If you can master them, you\u2019re stronger than most.<\/p>\n

\u201cBodyweight exercises show how well you can move your own body. Machines can be useful for building strength, but they often support you in a fixed position, so they don\u2019t challenge balance, coordination, or stability in the same way,\u201d Ahmed tells us. \u201cA person might leg press a lot on a machine and still struggle with a deep squat or getting up from the floor with good form, which is why bodyweight moves are often a better test of real-world fitness<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPushups<\/p>\n

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  1. Start with a high plank with hands under your shoulders and your body straight.<\/li>\n
  2. Bend your elbows and lower your chest toward the floor.<\/li>\n
  3. Maintain a long, straight body as you lower.<\/li>\n
  4. Press back up, straightening your arms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \tBodyweight Squats<\/p>\n

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    1. Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart on the floor.<\/li>\n
    2. Extend your arms ahead of you or place your hands on your hips.<\/li>\n
    3. Bend at the knees and hips as you lower into a squat.<\/li>\n
    4. Descend until your thighs are parallel to the floor.<\/li>\n
    5. Press through your heels to rise back up to standing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \tLunges<\/p>\n

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      1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and hands on your hips.<\/li>\n
      2. Step one foot forward.<\/li>\n
      3. Engage your core as you bend your knees, lowering to form 90-degree bends in both legs.<\/li>\n
      4. Keep your upper body straight.<\/li>\n
      5. Press through your front heel and the ball of your back foot to rise back up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \tPlanks<\/p>\n

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        1. Place your hands under your shoulders.<\/li>\n
        2. Press into the pads of your fingers and hug your inner arm toward your armpit.<\/li>\n
        3. Walk your feet out to hip-width.<\/li>\n
        4. Engage your abs, squeeze your buttocks, and pull upward through your quads.<\/li>\n
        5. Hold the position for the prescribed time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          If You Can Master These 3 Bodyweight Movements After 60, You\u2019re Stronger Than Most<\/a><\/p>\n

          \tSingle-Leg Balance<\/p>\n

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          1. Stand tall and take a deep breath in.<\/li>\n
          2. As you exhale, shift your body weight onto one leg.<\/li>\n
          3. Press that foot firmly into the floor while elongating your torso.<\/li>\n
          4. Once your \u201cfree\u201d leg is light, lift that foot and draw your knee in as high up as you\u2019re able to.<\/li>\n
          5. Breathe in and slightly release.<\/li>\n
          6. Exhale and repeat.<\/li>\n
          7. Perform the same test on the other side.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

            \t\tAlexa is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist based in Greenwich, CT. She has 11+ years of experience covering wellness, fitness, food, travel, lifestyle, and home.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These exercises are a stellar test of real-world strength and fitness. Let\u2019s be honest: If you\u2019re a workout…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[73185,18,525,23758,135,19,17,64292,3401],"class_list":{"0":"post-488780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-bodyweight-exercises","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-fitness-test","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-over-50","16":"tag-strength-training"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}