
Falling is a major fear about growing older – and it’s a leading cause of injury and death among mature adults. It’s also a common problem for people who don’t consider themselves “old.”
But it is not inevitable.
The US Preventive Services Task Force couldn’t be clearer: Exercise is the best defense against falling. Merely staying active helps, but exercising more than three hours a week lowers fall risk by 39 percent.
Movement includes anything you do consistently, even walking or cleaning the house. But you also need to add resistance training, which includes weightlifting and resistance bands. The goal isn’t to get big muscles. It’s to keep you strong enough to prevent falling.
We all lose muscle later in life. Less strength makes it hard to catch yourself when you trip (which everyone does, regardless of age). Muscles protect bones, so we are vulnerable to breaks without them.
- Strengthen your legs even if you’re only in your 50s or 60s.
- Practice balancing. It’s never too early.
- Exercise helps prevent and treat Type 2 diabetes, which can cause nerve loss and damage in the feet.
- Every time you exercise, you improve your body’s ability to move blood to the extremities. And you’re helping your brain’s ability to process where you are in relation to other objects as you move.
- The core consists of the back, hip, and abdominal muscles. We need it strong for many reasons, including balance.
We help men and women over 50 feel better, look better, and age actively- because our life isn’t over as we age; in many ways, it’s just beginning!
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