Tag: balance

• Why Strength Training is a Must as We Get Older

  

  When you hear of someone talking about strength training, what do you think of? A bodybuilder? Someone like Dwayne Johnson? Or maybe it’s a young guy in a tank top and sunglasses at the gym grunting hard as he lifts weights with his friends yelling at him. While most people strength training are in their…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  balance, elderly, exercise, falls, frail, health, healthy living, lifestyle, mobility, motivation, muscle, physical activity, resistance training, sarcopenia, senior, strength, strength training, weight training, weights

• How Active You are Now Can Effect Your Ability to Live Independently Later

  

  Take a moment to think about your death. It’s one of the few things in life we know will happen. How do you picture it? Are you surrounded by family and friends? Are you at home? Are you asleep (this is what I hope for)? Few of us will picture ourselves in a hospital with…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  Lifestyle, Uncategorized

  age, ageing, aging, balance, chronic diseases, coordination, disease, elderly, exercise, falls, fitness, health, healthy living, hip fracture, muscle, physical activity, physical fitness, sarcopenia, seniors