The Best Exercises For Seniors to Boost Heart Health, Build Strength, And Improve Balance
The health benefits of physical activity can’t only be reaped by following an Iron Man training. According to research, seniors can do these five exercises to help them maintain muscle mass, boost the health of the heart, and improve balance.
Walking
- Lower cholesterol
- Lower blood pressure
- Improve your mood
- Ease joint pain
- Curb your sweet tooth
- Reduce your risk of diabetes
- Boost immune function
Dancing
Strength Training
Some of the health benefits of strength training are:
- Increase muscle mass
- Increase metabolism and reduce body fat
- Strengthen bones
- Improve balance
- Improve brain function
- Help manage chronic conditions including arthritis, back pain, obesity, heart disease, depression, and diabetes
Tai Chi
Aside from improving balance, tai chi is also great for the mind. It puts you into a state of meditative flow as its slow and deliberate movements demand exacting concentration.
You can include it as one (or both) of your two strength training exercises each week.
Swimming
Studies found that swimming can reduce stress, improve your mood, and reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Swimming is considered to be a perfect total body workout as it works all the major muscle groups (shoulders, chest, abdominals, legs, and back). It can be done either individually or socially.
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