Elderly - How to Stay Active
The older we grow, the more our bodies threaten to abandon us, however, we also aid in this process when we refuse to keep active.
Yes, although someone may have retired from working for a paycheck, he/she has not retired from life.
Therefore, by maintaining an active lifestyle, this will help to keep you moving independently, for as lone as possible.
Therefore, the following suggestions are ways in which you can keep active on a regular basic.
However, talking with your doctor before doing any major physical activity is highly recommended.
Use The Stairs Way too often, elderly people avoid using the stairs and if you are not too convinced about this, you can take an inventory on the houses that are bought, by the elderly, when you reaches retirement age.
Yes, there are no steps.
Yes, some elderly people do need to keep away from them, but after talking with your doctor and, unless he/she says that you should keep away from them, you should use then carefully and as often as possible.
If on the other hand, you do have steps in your home and when you are at a Mall etc.
, you can consider using them at least once a day.
Speed Walking This form of walking will certainly get the body moving, however, do not forget to talk with your doctor about it before you get moving.
If your doctor give you the green light, you can ask a friend if he/she would like to join you in this.
At The Bus Stop If you will be using the public transportation to get from point A to B and if you are familiar with the area, instead of pressing the buzzer to get off at your exact stop, you can stop at the stop that is immediately before yours.
By doing this, it will give you some extra time to walk.
If the walk between stops is extremely long, this is not recommended, instead, you can walk a bit brisk to get to your location.
If you will be driving to your location, try parking as far away from the building etc.
as possible, so that you can use the gap for some exercising.
Gardening For many years now, the elderly has been encouraged to plant and maintain a garden, if there is space to do so and there is no difference here.
This is a task that would help to keep both the body and the mind active.
Therefore, it should not be overlooked even if you are convinced that you will do a terrible job at it.
You can read a lot of books about gardening and talk with someone who will be able to help you and you can move along from there.
Yes, although someone may have retired from working for a paycheck, he/she has not retired from life.
Therefore, by maintaining an active lifestyle, this will help to keep you moving independently, for as lone as possible.
Therefore, the following suggestions are ways in which you can keep active on a regular basic.
However, talking with your doctor before doing any major physical activity is highly recommended.
Use The Stairs Way too often, elderly people avoid using the stairs and if you are not too convinced about this, you can take an inventory on the houses that are bought, by the elderly, when you reaches retirement age.
Yes, there are no steps.
Yes, some elderly people do need to keep away from them, but after talking with your doctor and, unless he/she says that you should keep away from them, you should use then carefully and as often as possible.
If on the other hand, you do have steps in your home and when you are at a Mall etc.
, you can consider using them at least once a day.
Speed Walking This form of walking will certainly get the body moving, however, do not forget to talk with your doctor about it before you get moving.
If your doctor give you the green light, you can ask a friend if he/she would like to join you in this.
At The Bus Stop If you will be using the public transportation to get from point A to B and if you are familiar with the area, instead of pressing the buzzer to get off at your exact stop, you can stop at the stop that is immediately before yours.
By doing this, it will give you some extra time to walk.
If the walk between stops is extremely long, this is not recommended, instead, you can walk a bit brisk to get to your location.
If you will be driving to your location, try parking as far away from the building etc.
as possible, so that you can use the gap for some exercising.
Gardening For many years now, the elderly has been encouraged to plant and maintain a garden, if there is space to do so and there is no difference here.
This is a task that would help to keep both the body and the mind active.
Therefore, it should not be overlooked even if you are convinced that you will do a terrible job at it.
You can read a lot of books about gardening and talk with someone who will be able to help you and you can move along from there.
