Strength training for seniors helps boost stability, mobility, and confidence by targeting major muscles to support safety with everyday activities.

A new $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is helping UC Santa Barbara scholars reimagine how virtual reality can support older ...

Findings from Sport England’s Social Value Report suggest sport and physical activity are generating growing social and economic benefits.

Exercise is the single most important thing we can do for our physical and mental health, says Dr. Jessie Fudge, a sports ...

The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study ...

The coexistence of type 2 diabetes and obesity represents a major global health challenge that significantly increases cardiovascular and metabolic risk.

"There is hope and are still organizations that can help. You don't have to try to do this by yourself," says Smyrna's Mary ...

Catherine Stone realized that as a physical therapist, she saw people for outpatient rehabilitation who were navigating multiple underlying chronic diseases, not meeting physical activity goals and ...

Gardening burns around 330 calories per hour, comparable to a moderate gym session, minus the membership fee and with the ...

LYNN — Element Care PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is combating isolation for seniors during the ...

How much physical activity—and how often—is needed to help stall dementia? For older adults with mild cognitive decline, there is now an answer: at least 20 minutes, at least twice weekly.

By Joyce SietteFor years, scientists have known that moving our bodies can sharpen our minds. Physical activity boosts blood flow to the brain, enhances neuroplasticity and reduces chronic ...