Discover more miracles when the elderly exercise

Exercise has countless health benefits. Now, new research published in the journal Scientific Reports has found another great benefit when older adults participate in physical activity.

Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital (Finland) conducted a secondary analysis of data from the Kuopio Fall Prevention Study.

The trial included 914 people, mostly women, with an average age of 76.5 years at the start of the study.

Participants were divided into two groups: an exercise group and a control group. They were also tested for fitness at the start of the study and again after 1 and 2 years.

Exercise offers countless health benefits, and now new research has discovered another amazing effect of physical activity in older adults.

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Individuals also reported on their medication use, and using four or more medications regularly was defined as polypharmacy.

Cases of falls were followed up for approximately two years.

The exercise program includes guided workouts twice a week for the first six months, consisting of one Tai Chi session and one high-intensity workout with various exercises on the other day.

Implementing these measures helps relieve neck pain quickly.

For the next six months, participants will have free access to sports and recreational facilities.

During the monitoring period, there were 1,380 cases of falls, of which 739 resulted in injury and pain, and 63 resulted in fractures.

Exercise helps older adults reduce their risk of falls by up to 29%.

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Exercise can reduce the risk of falls by up to 29%.

The results revealed that people who exercised had the lowest risk of falls, regardless of their medication use, according to the science news site ScienceDaily.

Specifically, exercise helped them reduce their risk of falls by up to 29% compared to the control group who did not exercise.

This suggests that exercise is an effective way to reduce falls in older adults, especially women, and particularly those taking multiple medications.

Researchers also found that taking multiple medications led to poorer results on physical fitness tests.

Researcher Anna-Erika Tamminen, from the Kuopio Musculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Eastern Finland, said: "The results suggest that to improve fall prevention in older adults – who often take many medications – they should be encouraged to increase their physical activity."

Previous studies have shown that taking multiple medications increases the risk of falls.

According to research director Toni Rikkonen, the effectiveness of exercise depends greatly on the initial fitness level: Those with the lowest fitness levels at the start are the ones who benefit the most from beginning exercise, according to ScienceDaily.

Source: https://archive.vietnam.vn/phat-hien-them-dieu-ky-dieu-khi-nguoi-lon-tuoi-tap-the-duc/