Experts and research agree: Maintaining mobility as you age can boost your longevity and quality of life.
But recently, more evidence has amassed to show just how negatively impactful beingimmobilecan be, too.
Below, experts break down exactly how these connections pan out, especially as you age.
4 ways maintaining mobility can boost longevity
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(Thats whymany hospitals actually immobilize older patients, despite the well-known detriments of doing so.)
Reaping the longevity-boosting benefits of mobility, then, requires working ahead of a physical limitation developing.
Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
you’ve got the option to build a buffer against frailty by being more mobile.
Dr. Verghese
Regularly activating your muscles then also has downstream effects on a host of other body systems.
Thats likely thanks to a particular hormone released during exercise called irisin.
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Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic
