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Why Older Adults Should Exercise


April/May 2005

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getting started with yoga

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Most people know the health benefits of exercise, but somehow older adults were left out of the picture, until recent years.

Today a new picture is emerging from research. According to Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), older people of different physical conditions have much to gain from exercising and staying physically active. They also have much to lose if they become physically inactive.

 

 

 

 


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