Adding life to later years through exercise

Exercise should be part of everyone's daily routine. Most people can devise their own best program. However, geriatric patients often require the active participation of the physician, whose task is complicated by the special physical, psychologic, social, and economic needs of this age-group. A regular, safe program will make exercise more pleasant. Exercise and activity should be a way of life. Exercise can help to achieve better physical and mental health, thereby improving the quality of life.