Gardening, Walking is Ideal to Protect Mobility in Older Women: Study
NEW YORK: Benefits of Gardening & Physical Activity for Women's Mobility: Light-intensity physical activity, including gardening, shopping or a casual walk may protect mobility in older women, suggests a new study. The study indicated that women who did not have a mobility disability at the start of the study, and who spent the most amount of time doing light-intensity activities, were 40 per cent less likely to experience loss of mobility over a six-year period. "Older adults who want to maintain their mobility should know that all movement, not just moderate-to-vigorous physical activity,...