Health Span vs Life Span

In one minute you can learn a new healthy living tip from our new Active Aging Minute video series. Each week take just a minute to watch a new video where we will provide you with healthy tips for optimal aging, based on the current research of the day. We cover a wide range of topics including, successful aging; healthy life span; simple exercises to maintain your mobility, balance, power and strength; and more, much more. So stay tuned each week for a quick tip to help you on your path to healthy active aging.

This week’s video: We have heard of “Life Span”, but have you heard of “Health Span”? These are two different concepts but both are important to understand. This video will discuss how exercise can affect life span, as well as ways to lengthen our “Health Span”. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to better understand your own health and make wise choices to age well.

Be sure to consult with a physician, physical therapist, or other trained health or exercise professional before doing a new exercise routine, in case you have medical and physical conditions that affect the exercises and how they are applied.