David Sinclair· PhD
But if you've got muscles and you're flexible, you do, say, Pilates in your older age and stretch, build up the muscles particularly around your waist, then you're much less likely to break a bone when you fall.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
But if you've got muscles and you're flexible, you do, say, Pilates in your older age and stretch, build up the muscles particularly around your waist, then you're much less likely to break a bone when you fall.
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But muscle also safeguards against falls and fractures, which can be a literal death sentence for older adults— up to 58% of older adults who experience a hip fracture die within 12 months of the injury.