Exercise programs are about to get louder. New research shows that seniors who participate in activities that incorporate both music and rhythmic movement may suffer from fewer falls.
Working out with music may improve gait, balance and reduce fall risk, says a study that that will be included in the March 28 edition of Archives of Internal Medicine. University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, Switzerland, researchers completed a controlled study using a year-long music-based multitask exercise program, including exercises such as walking in time to the piano music and responding to changes in the music’s rhythm. The average age of the 134 participants (chosen because of their risk of falling) was 75.5 years, and 96 percent were women.
Read Music-Based Exercise Class Cuts Seniors’ Fall Risk.
Scroll down to view JAMA’s official press release “Exercising to Piano Music Appears to Help Reduce Falls Among Older Adults.”
