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Seventy-four-year-old Gilda Haas has been doing slow strength training for around six months. She and her husband are raising a 10-year-old. "Where I hope to be is, if I fall down, I won't break ...

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Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kenneth Miller about improving balance and strength in the older adult years.

Barefoot walking is more stable in the gait of balance recovery in older adults. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36434546/ Three types of exercise can improve your health and physical ability. (2025).