Exercise

 Study Finds 

• Increasing walking speed by 14 steps per minute boosted the odds of meaningful functional improvement in older adults with frailty.
• Participants who walked “as fast as they safely could” were nearly twice as likely to improve on a standard 6-minute walk test compared to those walking at a casual pace.
• These gains were linked to individual speed increases, not just being in the “intensive” exercise group.
• The findings suggest that tracking walking cadence with simple devices can guide personalized exercise plans in senior care.