Exercise Improves Bone and Joint Health

Being physically active may significantly improve musculoskeletal and overall health, and also minimize or delay the effects of aging. This is according to a review of the latest research on senior athletes (ages 65 and up) appearing in the September issue of the emJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)/em. It long has been assumed that aging causes an inevitable deterioration of the body and its ability to function, as ...