TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – May 28 is recognized as National Senior Health and Fitness Day, highlighting the importance of seniors keeping their bodies and minds active. “Physical fitness helps ...

When the gym where personal trainer JP Sneed teaches was closed by COVID-19, it meant his seniors could no longer take his senior sneakers class. He was worried about what that would mean for their ...

Falls are a serious risk for seniors, but experts say they aren't inevitable. In fact, most are preventable by staying active ...

One of the most compelling benefits of chair yoga is improved mobility and balance . Multiple randomized controlled and quasi-experimental trials show that seniors practicing chair yoga see gains in ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...

To celebrate Active Aging Week, one retirement community challenged its residents to try something new. All tee, no ...

As we get older, staying in shape gets so much harder. Those injuries that didn’t seem like a big deal back in the day come back to haunt us. Our metabolisms slow down — if I even look at a Mars bar, ...

Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...