New research suggests that exercise programs designed for seniors to improve muscle density could greatly reduce their risk of disability or hospitalization.  Learn more in this article from Health Day.

The contention stems from a study of 3,011 healthy U.S. residents, aged 70 to 80. During about a five-year span, more than 55 percent of them were hospitalized at least once. People most likely to be hospitalized were those who scored lowest on measures of physical function, such as walking speed, ability to stand up from a chair repeatedly, grip strength and leg strength.

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