Getting older can be tough for a multitude of reasons ... Researchers measured knee strength, grip strength, gait while ...

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How long you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of health and how well you’re aging, a new study finds.

People who claim changes in strength or gait are the best indicators of aging don't have a leg to stand on, going by tests carried out at the Mayo Clinic in the US. The clinic's doctors say that the ...

A person’s ability to balance on one leg may be a reliable indicator of neuromuscular aging, a new study has found.

Aging significantly affects unipedal balance and strength, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address ...

If you can’t stand on your leg for five seconds, you’re at risk of falls,” said Kenton Kaufman, the senior author of the Mayo ...

Sure, yoga can be a great low-impact exercise to boost overall health ... the other half were 65 and older. Researchers used the following tests to assess age-related decline as well as differences ...

Total hip replacement is routinely recommended for severe hip osteoarthritis, but data from randomized trials are lacking ...

By testing how long people ages 50 and older could hold a one-legged stance ... decreased with age — and had a larger decline than gait and muscle strength. The study was published Wednesday ...

Experts suggest adding balance drills and exercises to your day to promote ... To determine the effect of balance, strength, and gait on potential age-related declines, researchers looked at 40 middle ...

while older adults are typically closer to 15 to 20 percent, according to a study in the journal 1 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Those numbers might seem high. But the truth is ...