Geriatric Medicine on Po-Wei Chen, MD

Geriatric Medicine on Po-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & Builderhttps://drpwchen.com/en/tags/geriatric-medicine/Recent content in Geriatric Medicine on Po-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & BuilderPo-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & Builderhttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pnghttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pngHugoenFri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0800Do you still need to exercise at 80? An older adult stumped me, so I actually checked the textbookshttps://drpwchen.com/en/posts/talking-elders-exercise/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0800https://drpwchen.com/en/posts/talking-elders-exercise/After being stumped when talking about exercise with an 80-year-old adult, I broke the answer into five layers and checked textbooks and papers: walking isn't enough, multicomponent exercise is needed; telling people to exercise doesn't work because it uses the wrong stage of behavior change; motivational interviewing is the right tool; older adults have the right not to exercise; and gerotranscendence reminds us that living comfortably is sometimes more important than living long.