Roee Hayek is a licensed physical therapist holding a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physical Therapy and a PhD candidate at the Neuromuscular & Human Performance Laboratory, where he is actively engaged in mobility and aging research. He also brings a background in physical fitness and human performance training. His research centers on the promotion of healthy aging and the early detection of mobility decline in midlife. His work emphasizes age-related mobility and functional changes, the development of smartphone-based methods for mobility assessment, and the creation of self-report instruments, including the validated Mobility in Middle-Age Questionnaire (MMQ). Through this work, he aims to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice by translating scientific findings into practical and accessible assessment strategies.
Most people view middle age (45–64) as a slow “fading out.” We focus on our careers and families while quietly accepting “creaks and aches” as an inevitable part of getting older. But science tells a different story: midlife isn’t the beginning of the end; it is your ultimate window of physical opportunity. It is the […]
