Exercise secrets to slow aging revealed in new study

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Sedentary adults (≥ 60 years), i.e., no physical exercise. * Physically independent (able to walk 100 m without a walking aid and climb 10 steps without rest). * Medical certificate of suitability or fitness to practice resistance training activities. * Cognitive ability to understand and follow the instructions and sign the informed consent form. * Free of any antioxidant supplements for at least six weeks before the start of this study: Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A (beta-carotene), Zinc, Coenzyme Q (CoenzymeQ10), turmeric, Omega 3, creatine monohydrate or multivitamin products containing any of these compounds. * Do not smoke more than 5 cigarettes per day or consume distilled alcoholic beverages on a daily basis. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, renal, liver, pulmonary, or neuromuscular and neurological disorders that would prevent the participant from performing the exercises. * A history of malignant neoplasms. * Terminal illness with life expectancy of less than one year. * Mini mental State Examination lower than 23/30. * Severe visual or hearing impairment. * Body weight changes at 10% in the previous year. * Intake of prescription medications or supplements (e.g., vitamins C, E) that were expected to alter the results of the study (ergogenic, dietary aids, estrogen, beta-blockers, steroid hormones, calcitonin, corticosteroids, glucocorticoids, thiazide diuretics, anticonvulsants, bisphosphonates, raloxifene). * Current or prior (past six months) use of hormone replacement therapy. * Engagement in regular strength training (more than once a week) during the previous six months. * Participation in another research project (within the last six months) involving dietary, exercise, and/or pharmaceutical intervention. * Not be under pharmacological treatment with allopurinol (trade name Zyloric).