Verywell Health published a Q&A, featuring insight from George Yusuff, MS, exercise physiologist at HSS, on how you can prevent common injuries after 40.

Your risk of injury increases with age, but implementing certain exercises into your routine—particularly after age 40—could help reduce this risk.

Although the risk of injury increases as you age, the benefits of exercise far outweigh the risk. Partaking in exercise—both aerobic and resistance, when done safely and appropriately—helps to slow the decline of these age-related changes and can also help to improve quality of life, longevity, and reduce all-cause mortality risk.

Read the full article at verywellhealth.com.