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Federal health officials have published new guidance that provides clinicians with strategies for encouraging increased physical activity among senior patients. The Department of Health and Human ...

Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...

While exercise is important for all people of all ages, the effects physical activity can have on older adults is significant. This is because age is naturally associated with physical and mental ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series looking at individual and community efforts to give area senior citizens options for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise can help senior citizens ...

"Physical activity is one of the most important ways to preserve or improve functional independence, including among older adults who are frail or deemed to be at increased risk of falling," writes Dr ...

The Wisdom Warrior Challenge recently kicked off its national month-long campaign to promote physical activity for older adults as participants from Vi at Lakeside Village in Lantana competed in a ...

Participating in social activities can be beneficial as you age. It can help with your mental health, as well as maintaining your overall well-being and independence. Older adults may find various ...

The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...

Participating in social activities can be beneficial as a person ages. These pursuits can help with mental health and maintain overall well-being and independence. There are various types of social ...