WASHINGTON, D.C.: A major study has been launched aiming to help older people stay fitter and live independently for longer.
Project REACT (REtirement in ACTion) will target people aged over 65 years old who are starting to find everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs and getting up from a chair difficult.
By engaging these people in a specially designed 12-month physical activity and social program, REACT will test whether a decline in mobility and physical function can be slowed, stopped or even reversed.