Unraveling the Mysteries of Frailty and Aging

Jeremy Colon
5 min readMay 3, 2024
“Frailty” and “aging” are not the same thing // Photo Credit: Free Pik.

The terms’ frailty’ and ‘aging’ often intertwine in senior health but differ. Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to stressors due to a decline in physiological reserves. At the same time, aging is a natural, chronological process.

According to a recent review from gerontologists based in Canada and Mexico, only about 10 percent of community-dwelling seniors meet the criteria…

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Jeremy Colon

Body Transformation Coach | Building a Better & Stronger Mind, Body, and Soul | CEO & Founder, Master Personal Trainer & Life Coach - Jeremy Colon Enterprises