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April 13, 2018
Mobility Fitness welcomes Senator Tom Harkin to our growing Board of Advisors. Sen. Harkin represented Iowa in the United States Congress for more than four decades. Among his many accomplishments was his role as the primary advocate in the Senate for disability rights. Sen. Harkin’s understanding of disability rights issues began at an early age, witnessing the challenges faced by his brother, who was deaf.
An early pioneer of legislation to recognize the rights of people with disabilities, Sen. Harkin was tapped by Sen. Ted Kennedy to help craft the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He went on to champion the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which ensured public schools provide “free and appropriate public education” and individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. In 2008, following several court rulings that weakened the ADA’s standards Sen. Harkin worked with Sen. Orrin Hatch to introduce the ADA Amendments Act and that same year, the Higher Education Opportunity Act. In 2014, Senator Harkin introduced the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which established vocational education services to ensure the success of people with disabilities in the competitive, integrated job market.
Senator Harkin continues his disability work today, calling for moving more people with disabilities into the workforce, eliminating sub-minimum wages for the disabled and reforming government health programs that force them into nursing homes and institutions.
Harkin’s experience and enthusiasm will be of great value to Mobility Fitness as we move forward with the Fitness and Education for All Act this year.

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April 13, 2018
Mobility Fitness welcomes Senator Tom Harkin to our growing Board of Advisors. Sen. Harkin represented Iowa in the United States Congress for more than four decades. Among his many accomplishments was his role as the primary advocate in the Senate for disability rights. Sen. Harkin’s understanding of disability rights issues began at an early age, witnessing the challenges faced by his brother, who was deaf.
An early pioneer of legislation to recognize the rights of people with disabilities, Sen. Harkin was tapped by Sen. Ted Kennedy to help craft the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He went on to champion the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which ensured public schools provide “free and appropriate public education” and individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. In 2008, following several court rulings that weakened the ADA’s standards Sen. Harkin worked with Sen. Orrin Hatch to introduce the ADA Amendments Act and that same year, the Higher Education Opportunity Act. In 2014, Senator Harkin introduced the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which established vocational education services to ensure the success of people with disabilities in the competitive, integrated job market.
Senator Harkin continues his disability work today, calling for moving more people with disabilities into the workforce, eliminating sub-minimum wages for the disabled and reforming government health programs that force them into nursing homes and institutions.
Harkin’s experience and enthusiasm will be of great value to Mobility Fitness as we move forward with the Fitness and Education for All Act this year.

October 30, 2018
While previous research has found that physical exercise decreases fall risk and improves mobility, researchers at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) in Spain wondered whether physical activity could reduce frailty-associated mortality risk. In their study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, authors found that physical activity decreased mortality rates for healthy, prefrail, and frail adults over age 60.

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October 30, 2018
While previous research has found that physical exercise decreases fall risk and improves mobility, researchers at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) in Spain wondered whether physical activity could reduce frailty-associated mortality risk. In their study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, authors found that physical activity decreased mortality rates for healthy, prefrail, and frail adults over age 60.

September 3, 2018
Sarcopenia, a decline in skeletal muscle in older people, contributes to loss of independence but can be slowed down by exercise.

Sarcopenia is a medical condition where there is a loss of skeletal muscle as one ages similar to osteoporosis where there is bone loss associated with aging. As it progresses, sarcopenia results in a loss of independence in seniors. Studies have shown that the muscle loss associated with sarcopenia can be significantly reduced by exercise.

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September 3, 2018
Sarcopenia, a decline in skeletal muscle in older people, contributes to loss of independence but can be slowed down by exercise.

Sarcopenia is a medical condition where there is a loss of skeletal muscle as one ages similar to osteoporosis where there is bone loss associated with aging. As it progresses, sarcopenia results in a loss of independence in seniors. Studies have shown that the muscle loss associated with sarcopenia can be significantly reduced by exercise.