Aquatic exercises can be highly beneficial for balance, mood, and overall well-being in older adults. Older adults can try various types of exercises in the pool. Regular physical activity is ...

Motion is lotion for aching joints and soul food for mental health and wellness. There are dozens of ways you can exercise ...

Chair aerobics — No floor exercises; all movements are performed in a chair. Class may include work with stretch bands or free weights. Flex and stretch — Complete body workout that stretches, tones ...

When Woodbury-based physical therapist Ken Shah heard seniors complaining about their balance and joint pain, he jumped to action. Using his previous experience with aquatic therapy, Shah put together ...

Six women in their 60s to 80s lunge side to side within a YMCA pool, essentially emulating falling and regaining balance. At times during the one-hour class, they also pad about, reaching for bobbing ...

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 ...

It’s important to maintain a regular exercise routine for health at all ages. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), healthy adults age 65 and older should be performing ...

Senior fitness trainer Deron Buboltz, who runs Grow Young Fitness, has shared three simple bodyweight exercises you can do for just five minutes a day to drastically improve your balance and stability ...

Water-based exercises like walking, jumping jacks, and back wall glide may help boost strength and cardio fitness without putting too much pressure on your joints. Exercising in water can provide a ...

Losing interest in an exercise regimen is a situation many fitness enthusiasts have confronted at one point or another. Overcoming a stale workout routine can be simple for young athletes, whose ...

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. -- Just past a sign warning patrons, "If you've had diarrhea in the past two weeks don't use the pool," six geriatrics shimmied down slick steel poles on a recent weekday afternoon to ...