Family and friends can help seniors feel more secure by making sure their nutrition needs are being met, the home environment is safe, and that they are taking prescribed medications correctly. In one study, frail 80 and 90-year olds increased muscle strength by lifting weights. Some of them were able to throw away their walkers, while others increased their waking rate and ability to climb stairs. Regular exercise improves both mental and physical health, boosts the immune system and eases depression. Walking is safe exercise for most seniors and helps build both endurance and cardiovascular fitness.
Age is a state of mind and body.
With some effort and planning seniors can live longer. For more than 30 years, hip replacement has taken people off crutches and canes, restoring many to a near-normal, painless lifestyle. In the U.S., more than 150,000 hips are replaced each year. The operation is by far the most successful surgery for treating arthritis of the hip. Why Hips Are Replaced The daily demands you place on your hips to walk, climb stairs, bend and twist make them two of your hardest working joints.