Multiple Benefits Seen for Exercise in Seniors

By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: January 26, 2010 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Regular exercise can help stave off the cognitive and physical impairments of aging that many people dread more than death, a series of new studies found. Ability to walk and perform other daily tasks, avoidance of major chronic diseases, and overall good quality of life -- all were more common in people who exercised at least three times a week, according to four studies published in the Jan. 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine./.../