• Strong Arms, Better Balance

  • 2025/04/08
  • 再生時間: 11 分
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Strong Arms, Better Balance

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  • This episode highlights the often underestimated role of upper body strength in maintaining balance and preventing falls, especially in older adults. It explains that strong arms and shoulders are crucial for stabilizing stumbles, using assistive devices, and protecting against injuries like fractures. The author connects weak upper extremities to conditions like sarcopenia, frailty, and osteoporosis, emphasizing that arm strength is vital for bone health and posture through Wolff's Law. The piece advocates for incorporating functional strength exercises, reaction training, grip work, and push-up progressions to improve upper body strength and overall stability, suggesting that neglecting arm workouts increases the risk of falls.

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This episode highlights the often underestimated role of upper body strength in maintaining balance and preventing falls, especially in older adults. It explains that strong arms and shoulders are crucial for stabilizing stumbles, using assistive devices, and protecting against injuries like fractures. The author connects weak upper extremities to conditions like sarcopenia, frailty, and osteoporosis, emphasizing that arm strength is vital for bone health and posture through Wolff's Law. The piece advocates for incorporating functional strength exercises, reaction training, grip work, and push-up progressions to improve upper body strength and overall stability, suggesting that neglecting arm workouts increases the risk of falls.

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