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Tech Talk: User experience key to digital health tech
Mobihealthnews columnist Emily Olsen covered a panel at the Consumer Electronic Show that emphasized what many active-aging industry leaders know: digital health technology creators must consider accessibility and usability -- and also customer (older-adult) preferences. Notably, Charlotte Yeh, chief medical officer at AARP Services, is quoted as saying: "Devices like the Apple Watch or Fitbit trackers aren't just targeted toward seniors...Historically, PERS [personal emergency response systems] were designed for old [people]. Nobody wants to admit to [being] old. Now PERS are designed for all," she said. "So if you want to succeed in this market, you want to see it across the age span."
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Beyond "big": health benefits of resistance training
Most exercise guidelines for good health emphasize aerobic training (AT) -- specifically, about 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous AT weekly. By contrast, resistance training (RT), while acknowledged as being beneficial, is recommended twice weekly. However, the authors of this study propose that the health benefits of RT are underappreciated, noting both established and emerging evidence that it can, in many respects, elicit similar health benefits to AT. When combined, they suggest, AT and RT may yield optimal health benefits versus performing either exercise exclusively.
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Good hydration linked to healthy aging
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a recent US National Institutes of Health study.
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Multiple brief bursts of daily activity beneficial
As few as three or four minutes of brief, vigorous activity throughout the day is linked to a lower risk of premature death from all causes compared to doing no exercise, according to a recent study by Mark Hamer, DPhil, MSc of University College London, UK and colleagues.
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Best diets for bones and joints, inflammation, more
US News & World Report recently revealed its annual rankings of the best diets. With an updated methodology that was developed under the guidance of more than 30 nutritionists, doctors and epidemiologists, the 2023 rankings examine 24 diets to help people find one to meet their goals.
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Stats: Senior housing occupancy highest at 83%
Overall, senior housing demand, as measured by the change in occupied units, continued to largely outpace new supply in the fourth quarter of 2022, marking its seventh consecutive quarter of positive increases, with a net absorption gain from the prior quarter of more than 8,600 units, or 1.5%, according to the NIC [National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Senior ] MAP Primary Markets. From its pandemic low in the first quarter of 2021, senior housing occupied stock increased by about 52,200 units and is now above its pre-pandemic 1Q 2020 level. Of note, it took seven quarters to fully recover all the senior housing units vacated during the first four quarters of the pandemic.
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