next in Life Lessons. >>> eve tannery: No doubt you've heard fitness experts say you need to move it-or lose it!>> jaciel cordoba: Now a new study proves there is science behind that old saying. WFMZs Nancy Werteen tells us more in Life Lessons. >>Nancy: The researchers say this is especially true when it comes to our aging population. They say if folks dont keep movingtheyll lose their independence and a lot more. They add that even a little activity can go a long way toward keeping those in their seventies, eighties and beyond on their feet and independent. >>nat sound ("this is gospel music that i put on here") (:03) >>nancy: josephine scott moves like a woman 20 years her junior.at age 78, she lives on her own and loves it. >>Josephine Scott life Study Participant "i do all my own housekeeping, cooking, cleaning." (:03) >>nat sound (Velcro on shoes) (:01) >>nancy: josephine was part of a two and a half year national trial evaluating fitness in the elderly. the life study or lifestyle interventions for the elderly recruited 16-hundred sedentary seniors. >>Anne Newman, md, mph University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health "We found when we started the program that some people were only able to be active for maybe five minutes at a time." (:07) >>nancy: half the group was assigned to build endurance.the target was 150 minutes of walking a week. the other half focused on education. researchers found moderate activity helped aging adults maintain their ability to walk at a rate that was 20-percent higher than those who didnt exercise. consistent exercise also resulted in a 28-percent reduction in people losing their mobility. >>Anne Newman, md, mph It's very easy to lose it; its hard to get it back."(:02) >>nancy: doctor newman tells seniors to start at five minutes of walking.add two minutes a week until 20 minutes feels comfortable.around the living room will work for starters. 91 year old frances butts walks five blocks to her local library almost every day.she works hard to keep her mobility. >>Frances Butts life Study Participant I'm thinking that the person robs themselves of the opportunity to enjoy life if they do not walk." (:10) --- --->>Nancy: Doctors say structured exercise programs for seniors may be the most beneficial. But they add anything is better than nothing.Nancy
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