News Briefs: Exercise shown to benefit elderly women’s health
Not that this comes as any surprise, but a recent study published in the November issue of Women’s Health Issues found that the more physically active a woman over 60 is, the better her overall quality of life. Although these findings were found to be true regardless of whether a woman lives alone or in an assisted-living facility, it was found that women who live on their own are more likely to be physically active — perhaps because they don’t have help with daily household activities — and therefore report being happier with life and better physical health.
The study examined 60 women over the age of 60; 70% lived on their own. The study was supported by a year 2000 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Scholar in Women’s Health Care Grant.
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