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ZOE Science & Nutrition · April 10, 2025 · 48m
Keeping Mobility as You Age
Former professional volleyball player Gabby Reece and Dr. Federica Amati discuss maintaining mobility, strength, and flexibility through aging. Why mobility loss accelerates disease risk and practical daily movements that preserve joint health.
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Reece: after 40, exercise variety (strength, cardio, mobility, balance) becomes more important than exercise intensity. The goal shifts from peak performance to functional capacity — maintaining the ability to do everything you need to do independently.
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Mobility loss is the gateway to accelerated aging — it precedes muscle loss, falls, and cognitive decline
Reece: the first thing people lose as they age isn't strength or endurance — it's mobility (range of motion in joints). Restricted mobility reduces movement diversity, which causes muscle atrophy, which causes falls, which causes hospitalization — the cascade of decline.Was this useful?