According to the new guidelines abstract, "The promotion of physical activity in older adults should emphasize moderate-intensity aerobic activity, muscle-strengthening activity, reducing sedentary behavior, and risk management."
Try Team Sports For Fun and Health
If you find exercise boring, you can look into various sports, especially team sports. Consider these:
Bowling
Softball
Volleyball
slo-pitch softball
Do you know about pickle ball, the sport with a funny name? It is an excellent way to stay in shape. It is a tennis-like sport played on a smaller court using a whiffle-type ball. It produces less pounding on the joints and is often favored by tennis players with tennis elbow problem
Table Tennis
Table tennis is a very senior-friendly sport. It helps improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Table tennis can be enjoyed at many levels from the beginner to the advanced player. It is also a fun way to get a great aerobic workout.
"don't stop playing when you get old. You get old when you stop playing."
From -
Senior Sports and Fitness
Includes an updated section on Seniors and Romance
No comments:
Post a Comment