Self-monitoring of physical activity with an accelerometer and feedback is an effective tool to improve physical activity in elderly people requiring long-term support. The Kobe University study is ...

The aging of the world’s population comes with increased social, economic, and health burdens of age-related diseases and disabilities. In order to minimize these burdens and maintain good physical ...

"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 ...

A decades-long Swedish study finds that physical decline starts around age 35, but exercise at any age still meaningfully preserves fitness. A Swedish research project spanning 47 years from ...

A comprehensive study of nearly 70,000 middle-aged and older Chinese adults reveals that moderate physical activity provides the greatest benefits for healthy aging, with high activity showing added ...

“Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor ...

Sedentary behavior, particularly sitting and watching television, is linked to lower odds of healthy aging, but substituting it with any physical activity — or even sleeping, in case of women with ...

Turning 60 was a significant milestone for me, marking a moment of reflection and celebration. To commemorate this epic occasion, I chose to run the Athens Marathon with my youngest daughter, Ria.

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...