Resistance training and progressive overload help stimulate new bone growth and promote healthy bone density. Experts share ...

If you’re doing unsupported, bodyweight squats, McKenzie says that they can be done daily. If you’re using weights, she ...

Public health experts have warned of the perils of falls for older people for decades. In 2023, the most recent year of data ...

Almost every week, I meet an elderly patient with a fracture. Sometimes it’s just a small slip in the bathroom. Sometimes a ...

Over the past decade, people have increasingly used medications that affect the brain and induce drowsiness, which are ...

Keeping strong by moving your body is the most valuable thing you can do at this age - even if it's a few minutes a day ...

For Nora Langdon, the moment of truth came on the stairs. She was 64 years old. Up to that point, Langdon had lived a largely ...

DEXA scans—which stands for dual x-ray absorptiometry—measure bone density by passing a high- and low-energy x-ray beam ...

I’d be crying in pain.” When we were younger, falling was no biggie. But now, there’s a huge difference. For an older person, ...

Regularly conducting a few simple at-home health tests offers a free and convenient way of keeping tabs on your fitness levels as an older adult, according to Dr Harpal Bains, longevity specialist and ...