Weight-Bearing Exercise

The terrible health consequences of smoking have been long established, and in recent years excessive sitting/sedentary behavior has also been associated with similar negative health effects. Now we are learning that weak muscles may be the “new smoking” when it comes to unhealthy aging. How is that so? Research has…

So raise your hand (if it’s not painful) if you’ve broken a bone in your later years. If you have, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a recent op-ed in The Hill, we’re in for a looming public health crisis in the coming years due to the incidence of…