April 2012 - Posts

Aging Alone
April 26, 2012 9:02 AM by Brian Garavaglia

In a recent study, researchers at Bowling Green University have found that an increasingly large number of adults in the baby boom generation, the birth cohort that was born between 1946 and 1964, are single and fail to have important family resources Read More...

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What does appearance have to do with fitness?
April 11, 2012 2:54 PM by Brian Garavaglia

Many individuals mix fitness levels up with outward physical appearance and obesity. In fact, there is a correlation between them, but they also work exclusively of each other as well. For instance, although many individuals who are fit also have lower Read More...

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Encouraging Exercise
April 3, 2012 11:19 AM by Brian Garavaglia

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Dr. Garavaglia's latest Gerotalk column. Read the full article here. Nursing homes are often associated with the old, the frail, the sick, and the infirm. They have traditionally been places where many older Read More...

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