Supporting and Tracking Muscle Strengthening Exercise in Older Adults: A Validity and Feasibility Trial

The purpose of the proposed research study is to test the validity and the feasibility of ‘StrengthBuddy’ a mobile application which has been developed as part of the applicants PhD project to help older adults adhere to muscle strengthening guidance. This will be done by testing the inbuilt strength testing feature housed within the app against laboratory and gold standard muscle strength assessments. Further to this, feasibility will be assessed in terms of uptake, adherence, engagement (all as %) to assess feasibility of supporting and tracking muscle strengthening using an mHealth approach in older adults.