Strength training exercises can be beneficial for seniors. They help to improve both muscle as well as bone strength as they ...

Stand with your feet together, with the band above your knees. Step one leg out wide to the side, then the other, working against the resistance of the band. Step your legs back into the center one at ...

New evidence-backed fitness strategies show that simple chair-based exercises can restore standing endurance more effectively ...

Chair-based exercises rebuild that missing endurance by keeping muscles under continuous, low-level tension without balance risk. Unlike walking, which cycles effort on and off with each step, seated ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Turning 65 means tweaking your lifestyle habits due to natural changes that occur to your body. There are two surprises that happen with age—sarcopenia (the loss of muscle) and bone loss. It’s ...

I’ve been hearing a lot about chair yoga lately. My New Year’s resolution is to improve my health and get moving again, but I have trouble getting down on the floor. What can you tell me about this ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve been hearing a lot about chair yoga lately. My New Year’s resolution is to improve my health and get moving again, but I have trouble getting down on the floor. What can you ...

Regular physical activity is one of the most powerful “medicines” available to older adults for managing Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and many cancers, and it works alongside — not instead of — your ...