Trainer Tuesday with Georgia Wright

Why is Senior Fitness Important?

 

Having a healthy lifestyle is the best way to lose weight and stay healthy when you cross the age of fifty. Healthful lifestyle means adjusting the food intake, becoming physically active, exercising and keeping tensions at bay.

 

Staying active can decreases discomfort caused due to arthritis, increase bone mineral density, improve resting metabolism.  By staying active we boost our energy and stop all those mood swings that come with the age.  You want to keep the immune system working at its best and by staying active you can help with that goal. Exercise will improve flexibility, reduce muscle soreness and stiffness, minimize risk of injury, increase circulation and also give relief from depression

 

Why is warming up and stretching important?

 

Stretching exercises can be a part of the fitness regimen as a workout. No exercise routine should start before warming up and stretching the muscles in the body.  You want to work the whole body during the warm up and stretching

           

Stretching improves flexibility, reduces muscle soreness and stiffness, minimizes risk of injury, excellent technique for warm up and cool down, increases circulation, gives relief from depression. Each stretching exercise should be performed 3- 5 times during each session.

           

 How can we work on balance?

 

Balance training for seniors is a new concept but this does not undermine its importance in the fitness training. It is very important both in terms of other forms of training and daily chores of the seniors. Balance training helps in giving stability to the seniors and thus, it prevents them from falling. Many major problems of seniors that arise due to falls can be avoided by balance training in seniors. Learning to balance is more of a training than an exercise. Even a ten minutes practice every day can make a massive difference in the lives of the seniors and save them from falls. The basic function of these exercises is to train the brain and nervous system as well as create a better coordination between the different body parts.  Balance training helps in giving stability to the seniors and thus, it prevents them from falling. Even a ten minutes practice every day can make a massive difference in the lives of the seniors.

 

Always consult your physician before beginning commencing on any exercise program. Working with a certified trainer will help to make sure you are doing all the components of your exercise program correctly.

 

Remember ---- Take care of your body – It’s the only place you have to live.

 



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