Key to Senior Fitness: Exercise, Eat Right

Over the Hill at age 65?  Ready for a rocker at age 70? Americans are living longer and making more of their later years.  

On key is exercise.  “Perhaps the most debilitating influence in people’s health as they age is a sedentary life, exercise of some type is all but mandatory,” Said Dr. Jerome McAndrews, spokesperson for the ACA.  Otherwise an individual may set him or herself up for broken bones, circulation problems and a myriad of other physical problems associated with aging.  Exercise can improve a person’s mobility, digestive systems, circulation and can reduce anxiety.  Adding a healthy diet and proper nutrition and you have the makings of a healthy lifestyle.  The following tips are suggested for seniors:

Walking:  Walking improves the elasticity of blood vessels, which makes them less susceptible to formation of aneurysms or rupture.  Start out slow, one third of a mile per day.  Do that for three days a week, then double the distance, working up gradually to one mile per day, three days per week.  Expect a little soreness in the calf and thighs the first week or two, if you experience more soreness, check with your chiropractor.

Stretching:  The average person should stretch to prevent the bowing or stoop caused by shortening of ligaments.  Stretch the groin muscles by sitting on the floor and bending one leg to the side and back as far as possible, or sit Indian Fashion on a cushion and watch television.  A relaxed stretch is the goal.  Stretch the back leg muscles by putting your hands on a wall, one foot flat on the floor behind you.  Then lean into the wall.  Or stand up straight and bend over. 

Eating Right:  Make sure you have a properly balanced diet.  If you take vitamins, take them with a meal.  Drink 10 eight-ounce glasses a day to help keep the kidneys active, dilute and remove toxins from the body, and replace lost fluids. 

With proper diet, exercise and stretching, you can make your golden years some of the best of your life.  Keep fit and active and there is nothing that you can’t do. 

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“You better start swimming, or you’ll sink like a stone”

-Bob Dylan

Dr. James Fedich

CHIROPRACTOR
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This is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease.  This information is not a substitute for the advice of a doctor.