Its great to hear that many older Australians are doing good muscle strengthening activity, but it needs to be more….this analysis from the AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) gives us a bit of a picture of what is happening and offers some guidance on what will make things better.
You need to be moving about and also doing things that strengthen muscles and help you maintain balance.
29 MARCH 2021
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