Walk Away: Walking Briskly, With Or Without Poles
April 3, 2019
Longtime agebuzz readers already know that walking briskly may have positive health benefits. And now, with the results from a new research study, it seems your excuse for not taking a brisk walk just got flimsier. It turns out, just one hour of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week (10 minutes/day) can help…
Knee Deep: Up-To-Date News On Knees and Osteoarthritis
March 13, 2019
It’s been estimated that one in four of us over age 55 have knee osteoarthritis: that feeling of pain and stiffness (and sometimes that awful grinding sound) caused by the deterioration of cartilage that should be cushioning our knee joints. Why does this happen? Much of the problem can be…
Weak At The Knees: What To Do About Debilitating Knee Pain
November 28, 2018
It’s logical that knee pain is quite common among older people, given that the knee is the largest, most complex joint in the body- there are lots of moving parts and lots of opportunities for something to go wrong. In fact, it’s often hard to determine exactly what the source…
Walk The Walk: Why Your Legs Hurt And What You Can Do For Relief
May 14, 2018
We all know that exercise is essential to staying healthy as we age, and that walking is among the best activities to take up- the price is right, the equipment is minimal and you can do it no matter where you are. However, for many of us, either arthritic knees…
Weak At The Knees: Osteoarthritis And Other Knee Problems
October 12, 2017
For some of us, the thought of walking up a staircase or climbing into a car gives us a shudder- as we think about the pain in our knees that’s likely to follow. Osteoarthritis in the knees, that painful feeling we experience in our knee joints, is an all too…
Weak In The Knees: When Is It Time For A Knee Replacement?
February 13, 2017
It’s a common complaint all too many of us have: when getting out of bed, or standing up from a chair, our knees are not always as co-operative as we would like. Walking may be slowed or negotiating stairs becomes more complicated, as our knees seem to age more quickly…