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Happy Fall Prevention Awareness Week! From September 21 – September 25th, the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons is marking this awareness campaign by publishing materials designed to highlight the threat of falls to older adults and the measures you can take to lower your risk and keep yourself injury-free, especially inside…

There are many reasons you may feel “off balance” as you get on in years, but if your actual physical balance feels different or less reliable than previously, you’d be advised not to just accept this as another inevitable marker of aging. Good balance is an essential part of maintaining…

The English historian G.M. Trevelyan once said, “I have two doctors: my left leg and my right.” Perhaps there are no truer words to reflect the value of walking for your health and well-being. Even for those who can no longer muster great distances, a daily walk or two is…

There’s little debate about the positive health benefits that come from walking, whether you take a stroll every evening or you power walk your way to a finish line during a charity walk. Of course, as we’ve previously noted, the more steps you take, the better (though health benefits seem…

You may think this is the wrong time of year to suggest you go out for a walk. And you’re correct in that snowy or slippery surfaces, and freezing temperatures, are neither inviting nor necessarily safe for outdoor activity. So we’ll cut you some slack (and perhaps suggest a treadmill…

There is no question that being able to move is critical to maintaining the quality of your life and longevity as you enter your later years. Your mobility- the ability to move purposefully as you carry on your daily activities- allows you to be independent and active, pursue your interests,…