Regular cardiovascular exercise and strength training are important in keeping the body healthy and maintaining independence, ...

As a personal trainer, one of the most common things I hear from older adults is, “I’m too old to start exercising now”.

And Patterson says it can be off-putting for older people to be told that they should be getting a specific amount of exercise. PATTERSON: My thing is move. I don't care what you do. Move ...

So, you might want to consider getting some exercise gear for home. Staying in shape has a wide range of benefits when you’re older ... You should aim to do moderate-intensity cardio for ...

Do you have a fitness question? Email [email protected] and we may answer your question in a future column. Exercise and mindfulness training did not improve older people’s brain health in a ...

People naturally lose muscle function as they get older, and experts see faltering ... their leg strength over time, while those doing no exercise or at moderate intensity had lost strength.

Our recent study, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, challenges the common belief that people ...

and colleagues conducted the study to assess the impacts that exercise, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) or a combination of the two might have on cognitive function in older people.

But lowering your risk of the brain-robbing disease might not take as much exercise as you'd think, new research reveals. Weight training just twice a week helps protect older people from dementia ...

There is some evidence to show older people can also reduce their risk of dementia ... Other studies show that people who do more vigorous exercise have larger brains than those who do less exercise ...

The study revealed that while all forms of exercise ... older adults", posing less risk than sleeping pills and offering other widespread health benefits. The research team noted, "Older people ...