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What Your Balance Says About How Well You Are Aging

What Your Balance Says About How Well You Are Aging
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You could get a leg up on healthy aging with a simple balancing act, Mayo Clinic researchers say. How long you can stand on one leg tells more about how you’re aging than changes in your strength or how you walk, concludes a recent study of 40 healthy, independent people over age 50. Researchers put participants — half under age 65, half aged 65 and over — through walking, balance…

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