Older adults with pain in their hips or legs can ward off disability by performing physical activity for as little as one hour a week, according to a study published Monday.

The study from researchers at Northwestern Medicine found that less than 10 minutes a day of moderate physical activity was enough to help older adults avoid limitations to their movement.

 

Rosa-Maria Rinkl [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

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