Older Adults

Regular physical activity is one of the most important things that older adults can do for their health. It can prevent or delay many of the health problems that seem to come with age. It also helps muscles grow stronger to help do day-to-day activities without becoming dependent on others.

Being active and doing some physical activity is better than none at all. The health benefits will increase as you increase the amount of physical activities that you do.

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    Move It or Lose It: Fun Ways to Get Off the Couch (and Actually Enjoy It) Let’s be real—exercise can feel like a chore. But staying active doesn’t have to mean slogging away on a treadmill while staring at the gym’s suspiciously ancient motivational posters. You’ve got options, my friend. You can go for a…

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    Weight Training for Older Adults

    Incorporating weight training could improve the quality of life for many older adults. Weight training would not only help build muscle mass but it will also increase muscle strength and endurance. Regular weight training as part of a exercise routine would also help with balance, motor coordination and stability. Check with your Doctor If you…

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    Cross-Country Skiing

    Cross-Country Skiing For Your Health Cross-country skiing has lagged behind the downhill variety in popularity in the United States, but in terms of all-around aerobic benefits, it’s the front runner. Using muscles in the shoulders, back, chest, abdomen, buttocks, and legs, cross-country skiers can burn as many as six hundred to nine hundred calories per…

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    Healthy Eating

    Not as Difficult as You Might Think Eating healthfully isn’t as difficult as some people think. You don’t necessarily have to make radical changes in the way you eat or give up your favorite foods. The tips offered below should help make healthy eating a little easier. With countless diets, programs and products promising to…

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    Swimming

    Swimming for your health For years, experts have been saying that swimming is great for your health and simply one of the best exercises out there. Yet, many of the benefits of swimming are unclear to the average person. So what really makes swimming such a wonderful exercise? Swimming uses almost all the major muscle…

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    Elements of Fitness

    Fitness is defined as “the ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample energy to enjoy leisure time pursuits and to meet unforeseen emergencies.” Yet physical fitness means different things to a dancer, marathon runner, lumberjack, mailman, and weight lifter. It’s also a relative term, in that…

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    Aches and Pains

    Muscles and Joints – Preventing Aches and Pains Nearly everyone has experienced stresses and strains to those parts of the body responsible for movement: the bones and muscles; major joints like the knee and ankle; and the tendons and ligaments – the soft connective tissues that transmit movement among muscles and joints.  Though sometimes referred…