Seniors Take Up Tai Chi, Yoga Across U.S.
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Balanced on one leg like flamingos, a dozen people older than 60 concentrate on staying upright, as they master the basics of tai chi. Some are in sock feet, some are barefoot and one wears black dress shoes with shiny gold buckles.
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Regular exercise can ward off mental decline in older people, according to new European research. Physical activities like walking, bicycling and gardening boost blood flow to the brain and this is thought
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SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) --  In the United States, about one in three seniors over age 65, and almost one in two over age 80, will fall at least once this year -- in some cases, leading to serious disability or even death.
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BALDWIN HARBOR, N.Y. - Between them, they had more than 150 years of experience. But in the end, seniority might still have been an advantage when a 93-year-old pitcher took on an 86-year-old rival in a seniors' softball game.
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Regular exercise can reduce the incidence of a deadly combination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in middle-aged and older people.
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Balanced on one leg like flamingos, a dozen people older than 60 concentrate on staying upright, as they master the basics of tai chi.
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With a special training  program, elderly people can learn better balance control, which  may lessen their risk of falling, according to a new report.
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Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as brain-healthy exercises.
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Many elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis may go about their daily activities with no more problem than others their age, a new study suggests.
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(HealthDay News) - Some seniors accept chronic pain as part of getting older.
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Bumps on the road to retirement smooth themselves out.
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The evidence is everywhere: women toting colorful yoga mats like fashionable accessories, yoga DVDs prominently displayed at health-conscious grocery stores, new lines of yoga-inspired clothes peddled by companies from Nike to L.L. Bean.
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Retiring? Celebrate by jumping on the nearest treadmill. There's still time to save your body -- and mind -- from the ravages of old age.
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Just as varieties of yoga exist, so do styles of facial acupuncture, each with a different emphasis.
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With the number of older Americans growing rapidly, products and services to help adult children care for their parents are on the rise.
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The US study focused on more than 100 adults aged 55 to 75, half of whom were given a six-month programme of supervised exercises three times a week.
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Two-thirds of older Americans take part in leisure-time physical activities, but poor nutrition remains a problem, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables, according to the latest snapshot of aging.