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Exercise for Older Adults

Frequently Asked Questions

21. How can flexibility exercises help me?

Flexibility exercises, like stretching, may help keep your body limber, prevent injuries and falls, or hasten recovery from injuries. They do this by stretching your muscles and the tissues that hold your body's structures in place. (For animated demonstrations of stretching exercises, click on the "Exercises to Try" button on the left of the screen.)