When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...

SALT LAKE CITY — After arriving early, Mary Walter chatted with friends as she slipped on her dancing shoes ahead of the weekly line dancing class at the Murray Senior Recreation Center. As more ...

St. Louis, MO – We all know eating right and exercising are key to staying healthy. But can flexing our creative muscles help us thrive as we age? Research from the National Institute on Aging ...

The doctor is in and this time it's geriatrician Doctor Chandini Sharma. We're talking about dancing as a form of exercise. Dr. Sharma: "Most people just dance around weddings or big occasions, but if ...

Staying physically active helps seniors boost energy, improve mood, and strengthen the mind-body connection. (Leslie Sokol's Dance photo) The connection between your physical and mental well-being is ...

Exercise can help reduce the risk of falls — a major cause of injuries in older adults — but only four per cent of older ...

Judy Samuelson has been a dancer since she was 10 years old. Today, at age 82, she’s still dancing. “It brings me such joy, I can’t possibly explain it,” she said. It is Samuelson’s love of dance, ...

Members recently got their arms and feet moving to the beat at Kirtland’s Senior Center for a weekly line dancing class. Instructor Sandy Appeldorn led a group of about 13 students in a Feb. 3 class.

WASHINGTON - Let's face it, a solid resistance exercise routine can be tedious, but effective. When it comes to cardio exercise, you have more freedom. You need to raise your heart rate, get your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study indicates that dancing is one of the best forms of treatment for depression. Australian researchers have published a ...