Exercise May Not Make Older People Fall Less

Misleading title - lies.

Joining a regular exercise program may make older people move faster, but it doesn't mean they're more steady on their feet, suggests a new study.

Improving physical performance also doesn't mean an older person's fear of falling goes away.

"We can't take it for granted that if we improve on the physical performance that it will translate over to the psychological dimension," said Dr. Ellen Freiberger, the study's lead author and a sports medicine and gerontology researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany.

Fear of falling is not the same as falling. And older folks, like younger folks, should train, not exercise.