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		<title>Swimming Promotes Mobility Among Older Adults</title>
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For many older adults who find walking and jogging dragging and repetitive, there is another exercise that can improve health and mobility—swimming. A recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology shows that swimming is good for curbing older adults’ blood pressure and improving blood vessel function.
In the study, older men and women who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interactive Exercises Improve both Physical and Cognitive Functions</title>
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There is a new way to combine physical and mental exercise—two important factors to prevent accidents and increase mobility in older adults. The key to better mobility is in digital gaming that integrates physical exercise—also called “exergames.” These are interactive video games that allow older adults to maximize their body functions in digital environments, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Fitness Tips for Older Adults</title>
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Fitness for adults ranks no. 3 in the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2012. This just goes to show that seniors and older adults are finally ready to take their health seriously. Here are a few important fitness tips that can help older adults transitioning into a new lifestyle.

 Get a check-up. This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Tips for Older Adults</title>
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It’s a new year and a time for resolutions. More than anything, isn’t it also a time to be thankful for the gift of full life? Among older adults, keeping a healthy mind and body should be a top priority. Exercise is one concrete way of achieving such goal.
With regular exercise, not only will one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Shows Obesity Linked with Risk of Falling</title>
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For the longest time, older adults thought thin and frail are more likely to suffer falls and fractures. A new US study, however, indicates that obesity may be a problem for overweight and obese older adults.
In a study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the researchers explained that obese older [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Burglars at Bay</title>
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In this season of festivities, a lot of people, especially the elderly, tend to forget essential safety precautions and tips to prevent untoward incidents. One of these is burglary prevention. When the family comes together for the holidays, keeping the house safe from burglars must be the foremost concern. Unfortunately, this is also easily forgotten. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways to Deal with Immobility During the Winter Season</title>
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For older adults, the holiday season means that the number of activities that they can undertake is significantly reduced. They can no longer walk around the neighborhood in the mornings as they used to, because of the dangers on the road. Although the mobility of older adults is lessened by the winter season, this doesn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Prevent Falls and Accidents this Winter Season</title>
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Last week we talked about important tips to make sure that your holiday season won’t be threatened by preventable fire. This week, you ought to know important safety tips in light of the winter season. Since winter poses an increased threat of falls, frostbite, car accidents and hypothermia, older adults should be extra careful this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Fire Safety Tips for Older Adults</title>
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The holiday season is characterized by entertainment, decorating, and a whole lot of celebration. But this doesn’t mean that you can forget all about safety.  The Merrimack Fire Rescue has a number of holiday safety tips to make sure older adults have both fun and safety during the holidays.
According to the Merrimack Fire Rescue, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age-Friendly Cities</title>
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As more older adults and people with disabilities meet accidents on the sidewalks, curbs, and roads each year, city planners across Canada have finally teamed up with health researchers in a symposium that could finally turn things for the better. The symposium addressed how the physical and social environment affects mobility. Among the attendees were [...]]]></description>
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