The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Improving Strength, Power, Muscle Aerobic Capacity, and Glucose Tolerance through Short-term Progressive Strength Training Among Elderly People Eva A. Andersson1,2, Per Frank1,3, Marjan Pontén1, Björn Ekblom1, Maria Ekblom1,2, Marcus Moberg1, Kent Sahlin1 1Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, 2Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet The effect of short-term resistance training on elderly people was investigated through the simultaneous use of several methods. Compared to a control group, many improvements were seen, including on muscle aerobic capacity, glucose tolerance, strength, power, and muscle quality (i.e., protein involved in cell signaling and muscle fiber type composition).