Exercise reduces frailty

Frailty may be identified with three of five factors: unintended weight loss (more than 10 pounds in the past year), general feeling of exhaustion on three or more days per week, muscle weakness, slow walking speed or low levels of physical activity (American Physical Therapy Association). According to the background in a new study, 7% of people ages 65-74, 18% of those ages 75-84, and 37% of individuals over the age of 85 are considered frail.