Exercise is Medicine

Are you making a New Year's Resolution? Maybe something related to your health? You can make this resolution, this promise to yourself, at any time to improve your life. The long-term benefits for your independence and dignity and even your financial status can be incredibly important.

Whether you have heard episodes of the Later in Life Planning Show about long-term care, estate planning, or specific health issues like cardiovascular health or dementia, one theme has become clear. Exercise is medicine.

What stops people from being able to lift themselves out of a chair or from no longer being able to use the bathroom themselves? The loss of muscle mass or range of motion. The loss of bone density leads to fractured hips and horrendous recovery periods.

In this episode, Jesse Swoyer (jesseswoyer.com) explains the importance of physical fitness for longevity and functional ability. He discusses the loss of muscle mass and how anyone can implement changes to improve their future ability to remain independent and functional.

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