Blood Flow Restriction Exercises: Promoting Healthy Ageing

According to World Health Organisation, there will be an estimated 2 billion people aged 60 years or over by 2050 worldwide.Currently, Pakistan has 11.3 million people over the age of 60 years.By 2050, this number will hike up to 43.3 million approximately. 1 As Pakistan's population ages, more efforts are needed to promote healthy ageing by adopting physically active lifestyle.Physical inactivity in elderly people can gradually cause loss of muscular strength and endurance; which in turn leads, to an overall functional limitation.This vicious cycle of physical inactivity can put them at a risk of developing conditions like hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, low bone density and depression.......