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News from EurekAlertElderly at risk for physical disabilities exercise, improve physical function

17. 12 2007 (06:00)

Elderly adults at risk for physical disabilities are able to adhere to a regular program of moderate exercise for one year, a recent study of 213 men and women suggests. Improvements in physical function were greater in participants who reported 150 minutes or more per week of moderate intensity physical activity.