Yes! It is important to keep moving! My mother quit going for walks and she died within a year. My SIL lost her friend who was a life line to the outside world and she went into a depression. She kept herself inside with the heavy drapes pulled and just sat for close to 2 years. When she could no longer get herself up, she had to go to the nursing home. I tried to get both of them to get up and do some walking in their homes. I tried to get the SIL to go outside and get some sunlight. She doesn't get to just sit at the nursing home and they try to get the residents outside on nice days.