Strong Bodies Strength Training Program
Community-based strength training for healthy aging.
What Is Strong Bodies?
Strong Bodies is a community-based low-impact strength training program for older adults. It was developed at Tufts University and is based on over 20 years of research on the benefits of strength training for healthy aging.
Watch the video to learn more about the program and see if there's an upcoming class in your area!
Find a Strong Bodies Class
Are you ready to join a class? See below for a Strong Bodies series in your area. If you do not see a series in your county — or if you are an agency or business that would like to host a Strong Bodies series — reach out to the Statewide Ambassador or your local county instructor from our Statewide Team. Contact information is listed in the next section below this.
- Classes are currently going in Vernal, Millard, Utah, Weber, and Davis counties, but registrations have ended. Visit back to find classes starting in January 2027 just in time for the new year or reach out directly to a county instructor from our team.
Program Team
Ryan Benally
Extension Assistant Professor | Home and Community | 4-H & Youth | San Juan County
Naomi Brower
Extension Professor | Couple and Family Relationships | Weber County Director
Stephanie Carlson
Extension Assistant Professor | Weber County
Jenna Dyckman
Extension Associate Professor | Cache County Director
Mary Anna Henke
Home & Community Program Coordinator and Create Better Health Ambassador | Millard County
Cara Murray
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | 4-H | Uintah County Director
Cindy Nelson
Extension Professor | Health and Wellness | 4-H and Youth | County Director | Beaver County
Emma Parkhurst
Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor | Health and Wellness | Davis County Director
Christina Pay
Extension Associate Professor | Family & Consumer Sciences | Carbon County
Yvette Rea
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Duchesne County
Carol Springer
4-H & Family and Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator | Piute County
Maria Velasco
Extension Assistant Professor I Home and Community I Social Determinants of Health | CUBE Program Director
Alice Wadley
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Home and Community | Emery County
Taryn Wahlquist
Extension Assistant Professor | Iron County | Home and Community
Sadie Wilde
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Health & Wellness | Davis & Weber County
Statewide Ambassador Contact
If you have questions about Strong Bodies, are interested in hosting a series in your area, or would like your staff to become trained instructors, contact the statewide Ambassador, Gabi Murza, at Gabriela.Murza@usu.edu or 385-268-6543.
Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor | Health and Wellness | HEART Initiative | Utah County
Gabriela Murza