Post by Colin Milner, Founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging®
Does your center or community have a yoga studio or personal-training area? If so, odds are that you offer these programs because of growing demand or as a new way to meet your clients’ needs. With the youngest Boomers celebrating their 50th birthday this year—and exponential growth in older age groups for many years to come—many new opportunities are available to support health and wellness.…
By APTA
With the recent activities of the American Public Health Association’s “Safety is No Accident: Live Injury-free” campaign during the week of April 4-10, we would like to continue to raise awareness about falls prevention. Falls are a major health concern among older adults. More than one-third of older adults fall each year, and fall rates increase with advancing age.…
This week, we take a look at newly-published research on physical activity in various settings, and throughout the lifecycle:
Relationship between frequency and intensity of physical activity and health behaviors of adolescents (Source: PubMed/Journal of School Health) Researchers examined the relationship between physical activity intensity and a wide range of other health behaviors (e.g.…