A new study found that walking an additional 500 steps, or about one-quarter of a mile, per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting, held… Continue reading A New View of Daily Steps
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Wearable Device Can Predict Older Adults’ Risk of Falling
A wearable device with motion sensors could predict which over-60 women are likely to fall – and knowing that means they could do preventative rehabilitation exercises that might help avoid that outcome. Every year, more than one in three individuals aged 65 and older will experience a fall. Falls are the most common cause of… Continue reading Wearable Device Can Predict Older Adults’ Risk of Falling