Regular exercise can be challenging, whether due to busy schedules, chronic conditions, or mobility issues. That said, a simple daily walk can serve as exercise while offering numerous health benefits ...

Respiratory muscle strength and balance are strong predictors of walking speed in older adults at day care communities who do not have muscle loss (sarcopenia), a new study finds. The results ...

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Researchers found that 10 weeks of supervised outdoor walking or simple weekly reminders helped older adults lower frailty. Still, the improvements vanished after winter, highlighting the challenge of ...

Walking slightly faster could help older adults maintain their independence and improve their physical health, according to new research from the University of Chicago Medicine published in Digital ...

Frailty is a medically defined condition in older adults that increases vulnerability to everyday stresses, leading to a higher risk of falls, hospitalization and loss of independence. Warning signs ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults of all ages should engage in 150 or more minutes of moderate physical activity per week. Among adults 60 years of age or more, ...

The use of blood-flow restriction (BFR) cuffs that "hack" your physiology to speed up strength and muscle gains when you do light workouts has been growing in popularity in recent years. However, ...

Any amount of walking is good for your health but picking up the pace has significant benefits — and it’s never too late for someone to train to walk faster. In an analysis published in PLOS One ...

Walking aid training provided by physiotherapists in the emergency department (ED) improved mobility and reduced fear of falling in adults aged 65 years or older at 90 days post-discharge, a trial ...

About one in three older adults fall each year, which often leads to broken bones, hip fractures, and other injuries that can ...