If you're a fast walker, you're likely to live longer. The correlation between walking speed and lifespan has been widely studied and is a good indicator of our general physical condition and the number of years that we are able to enjoy optimum health. "It is a wonderful predictor," says, Dr. Cliff Bleustein, Global President and CEO of AposHealth, a home based exercise program aimed at helping patients with their mobility. In this episode we delve into the importance of a healthy gait, sometimes described as the sixth vital sign. Dr. Bleustein explains the link between the natural ability to take a brisk walk and maximally performing bodily systems, such as the heart, lungs and musculoskeletal.
Recorded: January 26, 2021 | Read a transcript and show notes at the LLAMA podcast website.
Topics covered in this interview include:
- Dr. Cliff Bleustein's "eclectic" career, encompassing surgery, research, business and healthcare consulting.
- Making the shift from treating patients to the business of healthcare
- Treating osteoarthritis of the knee by changing the way people walk
- Earlier health management of chronic conditions to improve health outcomes
- Rehabilitation based on physical therapy rather than surgery
- Purposely including short bursts of exercise during the day for optimum health and maintenance of muscle mass
- The cumulative impact of exercise
- Gait - the sixth vital sign and predictor of long life.
- Walking speed as an indicator of health
- The daily activities that cost nothing and promote physical health
- The impact of Covid-19 on general healthcare, and the switch to telemedicine
- Future problems caused by plummeting activity levels during the pandemic
- The physical and emotional health impact of taking fewer steps a day through working at home
- Why healthcare facilities should be considered safe for preventative interventions, even as Covid continues to be a thre
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