Tips From Experts On Senior Citizen Fitness

By Jocelyn Davidson


There are some people who think that the aged must save their strength and just lie down. They are wrong. Maintaining an active lifestyle is not just for the young, because the more we get older the more we do need to stay fit.

Exercise prevents the risk of heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and decreases the severity of illness and diseases. Because physical activities give the heart, lungs, muscles, joints, body enzymes and hormones something to do for their well being, it gives you food for the soul in return. Endorphins released during exercising increases your mood and prevents depression and emotional stress, experts on senior citizen fitness say. Memory loss, dementia, and mental decline would not be near to those who stay fit after fifty because exercise makes the brain sharper than the teeth of Jaws.

It is good to begin with cardio workouts. These exercises improve endurance as you repeatedly move those muscles over a period of time. These are the exercises where you can really feel your heart beating and will even leave you a little breathless, but they are also often the most enjoyable. Eventually, you will find that you were not as out of breath as the last time you did those laps in the swimming pool, making you less lethargic and closer to indefatigable.

Before heading to that jog or run, stretch your limbs and muscles to build and maintain flexibility. Practicing yoga is best for flexibility training and will keep your body lissome. Keeping the grace in your movement is not only a fine thing, but it also decreases your fragility to injury.

With power training comes your strength. If you think you are too frail to do this, keep in mind that you can always begin with whatever that you can handle, and when you have made it into a routine, you can then build up the weight. Lifting and using resistance such as elastic bands help build muscle and bone mass, which will help you accomplish daily activities easier. Opening that stubborn cookie jar will never be a problem from hereon.

Once you have made this fitness program as sacred as a blood oath, you will feel more confident and independent as you can do your daily tasks much easier and as if you never really aged. You do not even need a gym instructor. Even if you are stuck at home, there are plenty of things you can do as exercise.

Start slow, and review health concerns that may affect your workout. Commit to your schedule until it becomes a habit. Thrice or four times a week is fine to keep your body active, and focus more on the short term goals of exercising such as keeping a great mood throughout the day.

Take it easy and consider current health issues that could make changes in your workout. Exercise should never hurt. In case you feel dizzy or you feel any kind of pain, contact your physician immediately.

Staying active in our wiser years is the best thing we can give to ourselves after years of giving in to the world. Now is the soonest time to do it. Exercise does not only give you a body to create new memories with but also a brilliant and sharp mind to store all those treasures and think up novel ones.




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