Move It Or Lose It - Your Mobility!


A recent study has backed up what I have said before - that if you are looking to keep your mobility as you age, you need to move it or lose it. Except for cases of disease or severe injury, we all should be able to stay mobile for life....

if we just work at it!

A study done at the Peninsula College of Medicine in the UK, looked at US and British subjects and their activity patterns in middle life.

The researchers concluded that there was a direct link between the activity level in middle age and the ability to be physically active and maintain mobility, later in life. Many times we see seniors who have poor posture and limited mobility and assume that it's just a normal part of aging.

Not according to this study. Those who maintained reasonable levels of physical activity in middle age were less likely to have trouble walking distances, climbing stairs, maintaining their sense of balance or getting up out of a chair.

The researchers further found that regardless of weight, those who engaged in heavy housework or gardening, played sports or had physically demanding jobs, were more likely to remain mobile later in life.

Sounds familiar, doesn't it? If you have read my articles before, I can seem to sound like a broken record at times, but for most of us, it really is that simple - move it or lose it.

This article was first posted online by Science Daily and I have provided a link on the right side of this blog.

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