The 'number one' exercise to do at home that could help you live years longer Experts have advised older people to focus on one specific exercise at home that could help extend their life expectancy.
The AARP stated that one study, found that people aged between 70 to 79 with stronger quadriceps (the muscles along the front of the thigh) had a “lower chance of dying over six years compared with those who had weaker quadriceps”.
“They strengthen the major muscles of the lower body we need to keep strong and also protect two joints we need help with on a regular basis — our knees and our hips.” Research has also stressed the importance of squats.
Study authors wrote: “Quadriceps strength had a positive independent relationship with performance in activities of daily living in the nursing home residents studied.
Another study, published in PLOS journal in 2019, showed that nursing home residents with better quadriceps strength were more independent.
