Timmons JF, et al. - In this study performed on community-dwelling older Irish adults (aged > 65 years) who had finished 12 weeks of supervised exercise training 1 year previously, researchers evaluated body composition and physical and cognitive function one year following the cessation of a supervised exercise training intervention, using a mixed methods approach in a quantitative phase. They also investigated determinants of exercise maintenance following participation in the intervention, in a qualitative phase. A follow-up including evaluation for body composition and physical and cognitive function was completed by 53 participants (male/female ratio = 30:23; age = 70.8 ± 3.9 years). Findings revealed decline in lean body mass, strength, and cognitive function but an increase in body fat at 1 year follow-up. In this population, social aspects and beliefs about benefits of exercise were identified as key facilitators to exercise maintenance and key barriers were affordability and general aversion to gyms, as revealed via interviews.