My grandmother is elderly, and she is very frail. Is this genetic, or can I do something to avoid frailty myself?
Regular exercise is a good way to avoid frailty in old age. One recent study showed that elderly women who'd exercised regularly before age 40 had greater bone density and were less likely to fall than their peers.
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