News Fresh Today: Physical Activity in Midlife Increases the Risk of Mobility Limitation in Old Age

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Physical Activity in Midlife Increases the Risk of Mobility Limitation in Old Age

Inverse Effects of Midlife Leisure Time Physical Activity on Mobility Limitation in Old Age Strenuous occupational physical activity in midlife increases the risk of mobility limitation in old age, whereas leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk. This is found in a study which followed up 5,200 public sector employees for 28 years. The study was conducted at the Gerontology Research Center in Finland and the Finnish Institute of Occupational ...