The older we get, the slower we tend to walk - one of the inescapable realities ... because it costs them a lot more energy than younger people. As a part of the study, a group of subjects aged ...

Orpha Thrasher walks two kilometres every year at the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising event by Hope House Guelph. Thrasher's team this year has nine members and they want to raise $5,000. She ...

This study assessed if regular dog walking was associated with reduced likelihood of falls, fear of falling and mobility problems in a large cohort of community-dwelling older people. Falls are ...

Falls can be serious at any age but, as people get older, their risk of falling increases ... This is to encourage them to walk as they normally do. As the patient moves forward a video is ...

It is official – dogs are good for older people’s health, according to new data from the State’s most comprehensive long-term study on ageing. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Tilda ...

‘This study demonstrates the potential benefits that regular dog walking can confer on older people. 'They had significantly better mobility, reduced likelihood of falls and were less likely ...