Maintaining strength and mobility as you age doesn't require a gym. Research indicates that squats, particularly chair squats ...

Navigating the health care system can be challenging, but an expert urges older people not to try to go at it alone. "It's common for someone who hasn't had any health problems suddenly to be faced ...

Stenger, who uses a wheelchair, has a disorder that causes a complete lack of sensation anywhere on her body. After doing leg ...

Getting older doesn’t mean getting weaker. In fact, senior weight lifting —that is, doing resistance training with machines and/or free weights in your 60s and beyond—offers physical and mental ...

A trainer shares 7 simple exercises that boost balance, strength, and confidence to help prevent falls after 60.

Wrist flexor stretch The wrist flexor stretch is an easy exercise that increases flexibility in the wrist area. For this stretch, extend one arm in front of you with the palm facing up.

An Aston University optometrist, Professor James Wolffsohn, has determined an optimum blinking exercise routine for people suffering with dry eye disease, and has developed a new app, MyDryEye, to ...

Wavebreakmedia / Getty Images Forward step-ups can improve your balance during daily tasks such as climbing stairs. You can practice this exercise at the bottom of a flight of stairs, using the ...

The good news is that training mobility and balance is pretty easy. The exercises can be performed anywhere, and there's really no fitness level requirement. Standing on one leg and holding for 20 ...

"It's all about balance and, as I said, routine. Especially when you have a kid, routine is the most important thing. And whatever their routine is, I've got to live by that." ...

Lie on your back—ideally on a firm surface, like the floor. (If you have mobility challenges, you can do this stretch on a bed.) Bend one knee and bring it toward your chest. Grasp your knee with your ...