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Keep on walkin’…dancing, swimming – moving!

Walking partners: “She just turned 2,” said Rob Womeldorff as he walked Sasha, his German shepherd, along the Centennial Trail in Coeur d’Alene on Monday. (Kathy Plonka)
Walking partners: “She just turned 2,” said Rob Womeldorff as he walked Sasha, his German shepherd, along the Centennial Trail in Coeur d’Alene on Monday. (Kathy Plonka)

A recent study indicates that a moderate physical activity program among older adults will keep them walking –without assistance. Seems logical, but it is nice to have science say so.

The study tracked people who followed a regular physical activity – walking, strength training and balancing - program for an average of 2.6 years and found an 18 percent reduction in major mobility disability among the vulnerable population.

Mobility means more than just grabbing a dance partner on a Saturday evening. Mobility means independence.  And that means everything.

(S-R archive photo: Rob Womeldorff as he walked Sasha, his German shepherd, along the Centennial Trail in Coeur d’Alene )

Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.