3 Fitness Tips for Seniors
Remaining engaged and active within your family and social circle also means that you need to remain engaged and active with your fitness program. Exercise benefits both the mind and body, so here are four fitness tips to help seniors stay in shape:
1. Go Walking
Walking is great exercise that benefits your respiratory system, your bones, your brain, your muscles, and your social life (if you join a walking group). It’s relatively low-impact but still weight-bearing, which means that it is great for the prevention and management of osteoporosis. Walking actually helps people with clinical depression, so it also serves as a mood-booster.
2. Get in the Pool
For seniors with serious joint or bone problems, water exercises may be best because this type of exercise doesn’t jar the skeleton as much as exercising on land does. If you like to swim, you should swim, but don’t worry if you’ve never learned to do anything besides doggy-paddling. There are plenty of water aerobics classes that don’t require special skill and almost any person can follow along with and enjoy.
3. Go with Friends
Exercising with friends turns your walking or swimming routine into a fun activity instead of yet another chore to be performed. Instead of having to drag yourself away from your favorite television program or that great new book, you’ll actually look forward to going for your daily walk so that you can catch up with everyone.
One of the best ways to maintain a good exercise routine with friends is to live in a retirement community. If you’re in Northern California and are looking for a great retirement community, you should consider Carlton Senior Living. Carlton Senior Living offers both assisted living and a fantastic retirement community. For more information, call (888) 291-3752 today.
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