Aging Isn't About Slowing Down
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Boosting your activity level may be easier than you think.
Becoming older doesn’t need to mean slower, according to UCLA researchers. Forty-six sedentary adults age 65 and older participated in a program that included four hour-long education sessions to dispel notions of aging followed by an hour-long session of stretching and light exercise.
To determine the effectiveness of the program, researchers used pedometers to measure participants’ activity outside of class. The result: The participants walked an average of 2.5 miles more each week—a 24% increase in their physical activity. They also reported less pain, better sleep, higher energy levels, and fewer difficulties with everyday activities.
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The article is good, but extremely general. How about suggesting exercise for those of us who have had - for instance in my case - a knee and a hip replaced and 4 vertebra fused. I want to exercise so badly, but I cannot find any exercise regimens that take into account the facts that I have bad balance and need very simple, slow movements. I have been searching for those exercises for months and can't find any!
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10:59 AM
January 25 2009
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BeaJae
