Activity against disability
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I'm Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
A study says having an active lifestyle can reduce the chance of becoming disabled in old age.
At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Bryan James saw evidence of it in data on 954 people with an average age of 82. He says those who said they were more active - doing things like visiting friends and relatives, volunteering, and playing games - were less likely to have problems with things like walking up stairs, preparing meals or managing medications.
James advises seniors:
``Start as early as possible to get out of their house, and get out with their friends, be active - do what makes you happy.'' (6 seconds)
The study in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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