The StrongWomen Program is a national evidence-based community exercise and nutrition program targeted to midlife and older women. Dr. Miriam E. Nelson and colleagues have developed and evaluated two curricula. The first is a strength training curriculum to help women maintain muscle mass, strength, and function as they age. The second is heart disease prevention curriculum that focuses on aerobic activity and nutrition.
The StrongWomen Strength Training Program grew out of research published by Dr. Miriam E. Nelson on bone density in older adults, which became popular through her first book, Strong Women Stay Young. The program began in 2003 with the development of the StrongWomen Strength Training Program curriculum and StrongWomen workshops, which train women to become program leaders. The StrongWomen – Healthy Hearts Program grew out of a later book in Dr. Nelson’s Strong Women book series. The primary objective of StrongWomen – Healthy Hearts is to help women nationwide reduce their risk of heart disease, the number one killer of both women and men, by providing nutrition and fitness programming in a community based setting.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 12 pm-5 pm and Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 8 am-12 pm - cost: $100 for Agents and Agents' Community Partners and $150 for others, register by 12/12/14
Bozeman Homewood Suites, 1023 E Baxter Lane, Bozeman, phone 587-8180; Room Block: MSU Extension Trainings; Deadline for conference rates of $86 tax: December 12, 2014.