Mobility & Fitness

Resistance Bands Offer a Versatile Exercise Option

Mar 22, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
Resistance bands are one of the most versatile exercise tools you can purchase, offering many options for strengthening your muscles and improving your flexibility. Made from natural or synthetic rubber, resistance bands are available as simple strips, loops (which resemble large rubber bands), or molded rubber tubes with handles. Like … Read More

What Goes On In Your Body When You Exercise

Mar 22, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
For decades, scientists have proclaimed the benefits of exercise—everything from lowering the risk of heart disease to improving mental health. But now researchers have gone deeper into the body to discover that things are happening at the cellular level when we exercise that don’t happen when we are sedentary. What they’ve … Read More

Live Longer and Healthier By Walking More

Feb 28, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
A recent study adds to the existing evidence that brisk walking benefits your health. The study (Circulation, Nov. 6, 2017) measured physical activity levels in 16,741 women, average age 72. The kind of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity derived through brisk walking was associated with a 60 to 70 percent lower … Read More

The Flexibility of Flat Bands

Feb 26, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
If you’ve been to physical therapy, you’ve likely encountered flat bands. They are an excellent starting point for working with elastic resistance products, which are used to strengthen muscles. Compared to hand weights, flat bands are easy to store, portable, and provide a lot of exercise options. When exercises are … Read More

Simple Strategies for Shedding Pounds

Jan 25, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
If you’re one of the millions of people who resolved to lose weight this year but you’re struggling to stick to your diet, here are some practical steps that may help. Do a Beverage Check Depending on which beverages you usually drink, you can cut up to 25 percent or … Read More

Muscle Health Pays Off in Better Quality of Life

Jan 24, 2018 · · Mobility & Fitness
Tufts scientists were the first to coin a term for the gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function that can occur with aging: sarcopenia. The decline in skeletal muscle from sarcopenia affects 15% of people older than age 65, and 50% of people older than age 80. Some studies—including … Read More

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