Data: CDC's National Health Statistics Report; Chart: Axios Visuals Roughly 1 in 7 Americans 65 and older are meeting federal physical activity guidelines during their leisure time, a new report from ...

Federal health officials have published new guidance that provides clinicians with strategies for encouraging increased physical activity among senior patients. The Department of Health and Human ...

Older adults who stay active over time may have a reduced risk for dementia, but recent activity matters more than activity ...

The purpose of this Position Stand is to provide an overview of issues critical to understanding the importance of exercise and physical activity in older adult populations. The Position Stand is ...

While exercise is important for all people of all ages, the effects physical activity can have on older adults is significant. This is because age is naturally associated with physical and mental ...

A major component of being healthy is to maintain an active physical lifestyle. Combined with eating well and getting enough sleep, physical activity ranks highly among the things you can do to ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...