A new motion-tracking technology has been developed that helps elderly women to exercise in their ladies fitness clothing.

Researchers from the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing and the College of Engineering said that exercise helps people to recover from injury, illness or surgery.

However, many older adults lack the knowledge and guidance needed to properly perform this beneficial activity.

The researchers developed a technology that tracks motion and provides feedback to patients as they exercise in order to reduce their risk of sustaining injuries in the future and having to be re-hospitalised.

"This technology is interactive because it tracks motion that patients can actually see," said Gregory Alexander, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing.

Earlier this year, charity Age UK suggested that older women who exercise a few times a week can experience health benefits and an improved quality of life.

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