Falls are the leading cause of injury amongst seniors which is why it's important to improve balance and maintain physical ...

I actually recommend starting balance training as soon as you hit your 40s, by doing unilateral (single-sided) moves and ...

These are the exercises recommended by Mayo Clinic experts to help seniors improve stability, prevent falls, and feel more confident daily.

Balance training sounds like something only gymnasts and yoga instructors need to worry about, but it’s actually the most underrated predictor of how gracefully you’ll age and how long you’ll live ...

The answer could be yes, according to a promising study published in Innovation in Aging from University of Alabama at Birmingham Arts in Medicine. Compared with older adults living in single-dwelling ...

Recent research highlights gait speed — the pace at which a person walks — as an important predictor of mobility, independence, and even longevity. Many experts now consider gait speed the “sixth ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- While the Gerofit program was developed at the Durham VA more than thirty years ago, the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System has offered it to senior vets and their spouses ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Senior Center offers Strength & Balance Classes two days a week with Lissa Stark at the Gibson-Aiken Center, 207 Main Street. The class is offered Tuesdays from 9:30 to ...

Strength training for seniors should emphasize posterior muscles like the glutes and upper back rather than mirror muscles to ...