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Be Strong For Your Health
1. Be Strong for your Health! The importance of strength in ‘Successful Aging’ Dr. Wayne T Phillips FACSM, Chair Matt D Essex MS, President The STR I VE Wellness Corporation Arizona Senior Centers Association Annual Conference July 17 th & 18 th 2009
2. “ What I want most of all is to stay independent as long as possible so I can enjoy life” (Greatest ‘want’ as we move through our lifespan)
27. The STR I VE Wellness Corporation Corporate Offices 7702 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 300 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Phone: 1 (877) 5 STRIVE 1 (877) 5 787483 www.strivealive.com
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Up and Go improved by 20% (p=.018) the 10 th percentile (19) on the Up and Go test at baseline for both men and women. In our study, post‑training test scores for the intervention group improved by 20% (p=0.018) to the 30 th percentile for men and the 35 th percentile for women.
Approximately 30% of community living older adults fall each year, the number is higher for institutions One in ten result in a fracture and up to 20% require medical attention Falls cause 87% of fractures among people aged 65 and older