by MEGHAN BOTHWELL, BS, MS, CSCS As Americans live longer, growth in the number of older adults is unprecedented – in 2014, 46.3 million (14.5%) of the US population was aged 65 or older and is projected to reach 98 million (23.5%) by 2060.1 In 2012, 60% of older adult …
by MEGHAN BOTHWELL, BS, MS, CSCS Last month we learned how as we age limitations in mobility-related tasks will become more common.10 One more important predictor of limited mobility or functional limitation is muscle strength – more specifically your grip strength.12-13 Loss of grip strength is strongly associated with increasing chronological age14 …
