The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is getting about $6 million over the next two years to study whether a specific exercise program can stave off disability in older people. Pennington and seven universities each will enroll about 200 people ranging in age from 70 to 89 who cannot walk a quarter of a mile. Half will get education about healthy aging. The rest will get training in stretching, balance, leg exercises and walking. The University of Florida’s Institute on Aging is in charge of the $29.5 million program. Researchers will evaluate whether it helps daily living activity and thinking, and avoids injuries from falls and of major walking disability. “It is no longer about how long you live, but how long you will live well,” says Dr. Timothy Church, lead researcher at Pennington.
Pennington receives $6 million to study exercise, age
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