Patient Daily Living

Strength training for seniors has cognitive and physical benefits—and it can be easy and fun.

Learn about 10 easy health tips for seniors to help baby boomers live longer and thrive.

New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association say that people who make healthy lifestyle choices can significantly reduce stroke risk by 80 percent.

Are you reaching the equivalent of 10,000 steps a day for good health? Learn how a pedometer can be a great tool for measuring fitness for seniors.

Stay independent with easy strength training. Weight cuffs offer firming fitness for seniors no matter what your ability level.

The right kind of exercise and diet can stave off physical and mental declines as we age. Here are 10 tips for healthy aging.

Everyone over age 50 needs to participate in progressive resistance exercise to prevent muscle loss that can limit mobility and quality of life. 

The word osteoporosis can strike fear in the hearts of many older women—and men. Who hasn't seen the bent spines of the people it afflicts and who hasn't heard of the consequences that can happen.

These simple exercises will improve the health and fitness of feet and toes, all to prevent falls.

Most people assume that there is little that can be done for poor balance. This, happily, is not the case.

Not all aging adults need to spend a great deal of time in hospitals or under the watchful eye of a doctor. Nor should those elderly persons with limiting or uncomfortable conditions have to avoid physical activity.  Geriatric physical therapy is a proven way for elderly parents of all levels of physical ability to build confidence, improve balance and strength, and stay active.

Anyone who has ever tried to open a new jar of pickles knows just how important upper body strength is. But even some of those younger individuals with good upper body strength can struggle with something like that. Helping your parents to build upper body strength can help keep them independent longer, and able to help themselves in situations such as falling or even just carrying the groceries.