After doing specific training for 12 weeks, people over the age of 90 improved their strength, power and muscle mass. This was reflected in an increase in their walking speed, a greater capacity to get out of their chairs, an improvement in their balance, a significant reduction in the incidence of falls and a significant…
We hope that whatever your summer plans may be, they include daily movement AND that you make it fun! Exercise is always so much easier to “fit in” when it’s fun. After stuffy workouts indoors throughout the winter, it’s always so nice to be able to move outside and get some fresh air too! What…
…research in Pennsylvania suggests, no. According to researchers at Penn State and Geisinger Healthcare System dieting in folks 75 and over doesn’t seem to have much effect on their overall health. We thought this was quite interesting. We have become quite food and body aware these days and that’s something that’s something that’s relevant to…