Regular exercise and an active lifestyle for seniors provides a variety of health benefits that extend beyond the obvious, including improvements in blood pressure, diabetes, lipid profile, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and neurocognitive function.
Health Tips for Seniors
It is true that many senior citizens are more susceptible to illness because of their advanced age. Even though there are many seniors who maintain a healthy weight, some still experience illnesses and other health problems due to obesity. The following few tips are aimed at helping you achieve healthy aging for seniors.
11 Easy Exercises You Can Do Today
Staying active can keep you feeling and looking your best — at every stage of your life. An active lifestyle is especially important for senior health because regular exercise can help prevent heart disease, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer, and it can also reduce pain associated with arthritis.
9 Best Types of Exercise for Older Adults
No matter your age, the best exercise for you is the one you enjoy the most. After all, if you don’t like your workout, how long are you going to stick with it? Still, when sampling any of the countless forms of exercise out there, it’s important to keep in mind exactly what you want and need to get out …
Exercise Safely With a Heart Rate Monitor
HEART RATE MONITORS USED TO BE EXCLUSIVELY OPERATED BY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES ALONE BUT THAT WAS SOON RECTIFIED WITH TODAY’S MULTI-TASKING GENERATION. EVERY PERSON SEEMED TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS RELATED TO THEM AND THAT OF COURSE INCLUDED MONITORING THEIR OWN HEARTBEATS. WHAT IS A HEART MONITOR? ALSO KNOWN AS A CARDIAC MONITOR, A HEART MONITOR IS …
Turning 56 and Your Health – Exercise and Arthritis
YOUR BONES HANG OUT IN A LOT OF JOINTS. KNEE JOINTS. HIP JOINTS. THE JOINTS IN YOUR FINGERS AND THE JOINTS IN YOUR TOES. WHEREVER BONES MEET, THERE IS ALSO CARTILAGE, A RUBBERY, PROTECTIVE LAYER THAT ENSURES YOUR JOINTS BEND SMOOTHLY AND PAINLESSLY. BUT EVEN CARTILAGE CANNOT DO THIS TREMENDOUS JOB ALONE. A THIN MEMBRANE CALLED THE “SYNOVIUM” PROVIDES FLUID …