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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Jan 18

💡 Why it matters:

- Exercise is a highly effective tool for managing conditions like diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and even cognitive decline.

🏃‍♀️ Let’s redefine aging with movement as medicine!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Global consensus on optimal exercise recommendations for enhancing healthy longevity in older adults (ICFSR)

Aging, a universal and inevitable process, is characterized by a progressive accumulation of physiological alterations and functional decline over tim…

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Jan 18

🌟 Exercise: The Ultimate Medicine for Healthy Aging! 🌟

This figure showcases the power of exercise compared to drug treatments across key health areas:

- 🌱 Optimization of peak body composition and fitness
- 🛡️ Prevention of chronic disease risk factors www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Jan 21

Just published!! Global Consensus on Optimal Exercise Recomendations for Healthy Aging

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 10d

💊+🏋️‍♂️= Medicine.
In our latest @thelancet.com Longevity paper, we argue:

👉 “Exercise prescription is medically indicated, professionally implemented, and clinically monitored.”

It’s time to integrate exercise into medication management for older adults.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 11d

🧩 Structured, multidisciplinary framework to integrate #ExerciseIsMedicine into geriatric care.
💊 + 🏋️ = Better outcomes for older adults with multimorbidity & polypharmacy.
Published in @Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2025.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 10d

💊+🏋️‍♂️= Medicine.
In our latest @thelancet.com Longevity paper, we argue:

👉 “Exercise prescription is medically indicated, professionally implemented, and clinically monitored.”

It’s time to integrate exercise into medication management for older adults.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 11d

🧩 Structured, multidisciplinary framework to integrate #ExerciseIsMedicine into geriatric care.
💊 + 🏋️ = Better outcomes for older adults with multimorbidity & polypharmacy.
Published in @Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2025.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 17d

💪 Want to reach 100 in great shape?

I’m grateful to be featured in @newscientist.com sharing insights on why strength, balance & mobility are key for #healthylongevity.

👉 Read here:
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape

To be truly fit in older age, you need to work on specific aspects of your fitness – and research shows that it’s never too late to reap the benefits

www.newscientist.com

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 14d

Hot off the press!!!! 💊+🏋️‍♂️ = #HealthierAging

Our @Lancet HealthyLongevity paper calls for a paradigm shift:
👉 Incorporating exercise into clinical practice alongside medication management

🔗 Free download :
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#ExerciseIsMedicine #HealthyLongevity

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 14d

Hot off the press!!!! 💊+🏋️‍♂️ = #HealthierAging

Our @Lancet HealthyLongevity paper calls for a paradigm shift:
👉 Incorporating exercise into clinical practice alongside medication management

🔗 Free download :
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#ExerciseIsMedicine #HealthyLongevity

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 17d

I am honoured to be featured in @newscientist.com

The piece highlights our work on exercise physiology and healthy aging, emphasizing the importance of:

💪 Muscle strength
⚖️ Balance & mobility
🧠 Functional independence

👉 Full article here:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

https://sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · 17d

💪 Want to reach 100 in great shape?

I’m grateful to be featured in @newscientist.com sharing insights on why strength, balance & mobility are key for #healthylongevity.

👉 Read here:
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape

To be truly fit in older age, you need to work on specific aspects of your fitness – and research shows that it’s never too late to reap the benefits

www.newscientist.com

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Jun 5

👌👌Just published!!
Handgrip strength, a general indicator of muscle strength, moderates the relationship between cognition and functional independence in the oldest old.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

🔁 Share with your teams
🧠 Rethink transitional care
📖 Read full study 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
#HealthyLongevity #Vivifrail #ExerciseIsMedicine #Geriatrics

Redirecting

doi.org

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

🏡 Most programs:

Home-based

Low-cost

Short duration (4–12 weeks)
This isn’t just theory. It’s a scalable strategy for aging populations.

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

But… not everything improved (yet):
❌ Hospital readmissions
❌ Cognition
❌ Depression
❌ Quality of life
Still, no adverse events reported = SAFE ✅

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

📈 Improvements were seen in:
✔️ Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
✔️ Timed Up and Go (TUG)
✔️ 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
🧠 Best combo? Strength + Walking

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

💡 Hospital stays lead to lasting disability in older adults.
Enter: Post-discharge exercise programs.
17 trials. 1,458 participants. The verdict?
🟢 Physical function improved significantly.

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

🏥➡️💪 1 in 3 older adults lose independence after hospital discharge.
But exercise might be the key to recovery.
Hot off The @thelancet.com #TheLancetHealthyLongevity press: A meta-analysis with BIG implications.

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

🔁 Share with your teams
🧠 Rethink transitional care
📖 Read full study 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
#HealthyLongevity #Vivifrail #ExerciseIsMedicine #Geriatrics

Redirecting

doi.org

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

🏡 Most programs:

Home-based

Low-cost

Short duration (4–12 weeks)
This isn’t just theory. It’s a scalable strategy for aging populations.

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Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

But… not everything improved (yet):
❌ Hospital readmissions
❌ Cognition
❌ Depression
❌ Quality of life
Still, no adverse events reported = SAFE ✅

1 1 1

Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo.bsky.social · Aug 2

📈 Improvements were seen in:
✔️ Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
✔️ Timed Up and Go (TUG)
✔️ 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
🧠 Best combo? Strength + Walking

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