Activities of Daily Living

Hand in hand with your fear of falling is likely a twin concern about maintaining or improving your balance. Having good balance is essential to living an active and independent life in your later years. If you can’t count on staying upright and off the ground, you’re likely going to…

Have you reached the age where you believe exercise is no longer necessary- or even recommended? If you think you have, think again: Because there is no age at which physical activity and movement become unnecessary or irrelevant. Under the notion of “move it or lose it,” examples abound of…

It’s an existential dilemma that keeps many awake at night: How to pay for long term care, either for yourself or a loved one. Few of us will escape this challenge, and few of us can easily afford the care and support we or a loved one may need. So…

While you likely don’t give it much thought, it turns out that exercises that build up and strengthen your core are critical to comfortably and fluidly conducting your daily activities and engaging in almost all other types of exercise and movement. What exactly makes up “your core?” As we’ve previously…

We’ve previously cited expert advice about the value of stair climbing as a way to sneak in exercise without really trying. Now comes new research presented at the 2024 European Preventive Cardiology Conference that provides further evidence of the value of stair climbing, as a way to lower your risk…

You may have it or you may know others who have it. Your fear may be tied to prior experiences or just be a product of anticipatory dread. But whether it’s rational or not, it’s best to address it head-on. Basophobia, otherwise known as the fear of falling, is a…