Mobility & Fitness

Are You at Risk for a Fall?

Mar 29, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Each year, about one in three adults ages 65 and older falls, and up to 30 percent suffer significant injuries, such as broken hips or head trauma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After a fall, some people may never be able to return to their former … Read More

Protect Your Hips with Exercise

Mar 24, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Your hips are weight-bearing joints. They not only keep your upper body balanced and mobile, but they also help keep your lower body aligned and flexible as well. But hip pain doesn’t have to be a necessary part of aging. With a little tender loving care, your hips may stay … Read More

Newsbriefs: Improve cardio fitness; Reduce Parkinson’s risk; Reduce NAFLD; Abdominal Fat and COVID 19; Improve GERD; Choose healthy, unprocessed foods

Mar 24, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Improve Cardio Fitness with Simple Bodyweight Exercises Bodyweight exercises—in which you use your body to create resistance against gravity and build strength— can improve oxygen circulation in healthy, inactive adults, according to a study published in International Journal of Exercise Science, January 2021. Ten adults performed 18 sessions of five … Read More

Newsbriefs: Reduce inflammation; Prediabetes; Weight loss and exercise; Vegan diet boost metabolism; Colorectal cancer; Omega 3s

Feb 23, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Reduce Inflammation with More Plant Foods High consumption of animal products (meat, fish, and dairy) leads to higher incidences of inflammation, according to a study published in Thyroid (November 2020). Conversely, a diet higher in plant-based foods and lower in animal products can reduce inflammation. Of 200 people (173 women, … Read More

Strengthen Your Knees with Exercise

Feb 23, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Your knees take a lot of pressure every day, but with proper care, they can last your lifetime. It’s even possible to strengthen your knees with exercise. “What you’re really doing is strengthening the musculature that surrounds the knee joint,” explains Timothy Filzen, a physical therapist and sports resident at … Read More

Newsbites: Benefits of half an hour of activity; FDA warning on specific supplements; Proof that “you are what you eat”

Jan 31, 2021 · · Mobility & Fitness
Even half an hour of activity may help counteract dangers of sedentary lifestyle An analysis of data from multiple observational studies suggests 30 minutes of exercise a day may help you live longer, even if you’re otherwise sedentary. In the study, published recently in the British Journal of Medicine, researchers … Read More

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