Even for 60ish youngsters, researchers reaffirm that exercise is essential. But just walking won’t cut it. Break out the weights and go for strength training, too.
She credits the exercises, which she has been doing for 12 years, with allowing her to live independently. “I still live by myself, and I take care of myself,” she says. “It was only when I was in hospital [in 2021] that they said I had to have a walker to go back home alone. So I said, ‘That’s okay by me.’”
Independent living requires the ability to perform the activities of daily life — bathing or showering, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet and eating.Doing these things takes four physical attributes: cardiorespiratory fitness ; muscle strength and power; flexibility; and dynamic balance, meaning the ability to remain stable while moving.
should add balance and flexibility training — think tai chi, Pilates or yoga — about three days a week.analysis of 41 clinical trials involving older people
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