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Interventions Can Boost Seniors’ Physical Activity

Interventions Can Boost Seniors’ Physical Activity
Why should seniors boost their physical activity? The size of the senior population in the US and other developed countries continues to grow. Seniors have disproportionately higher prevalence of chronic health conditions compared to younger persons. Increased levels of physical activity predict lower risk of developing chronic conditions. Self-management of chronic health conditions through increased…
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Keep Moving and Lower Your Risk of Dementia

Keep Moving and Lower Your Risk of Dementia
Global increase in dementia A recent report that used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study in 2019 estimated that the number of people with dementia would increase globally from 57.4 million in 2019 to 130.8 million in 2050. The estimated increase varied widely among regions with the lowest in…
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