UMaine Researchers Study Senior Balance

University of Maine (UMaine) researchers are studying how daily exercise might affect seniors' balance at the Orono Commons seniors community, reports News Center Maine . The researchers are examining required daily movements like walking across a room and climbing stairs. Study participant Elizabeth Batts notes, "I have not gone outdoors to walk that much because of the winter. I have been waiting for summertime. So this exercise is really good." UMaine student Will Prescott is observing benefits already. "Just in participants' overall mood, from what I can tell, that it is better. And I think if you are getting more free in your physical body, you can't help but get more free in your spirit as well, and that's obvious throughout this trial," he concluded.