3 Effective Exercises for Senior Citizens

The older we become, the more important regular exercise becomes. Living a sedentary lifestyle at an advanced age could lead to many serious and even life-threatening conditions. The worst part is that your risk will only increase with age. However, exercise can help you improve and maintain your health to ensure you can continue living the lifestyle you love.

There are many different kinds of exercises you can do at an advanced age. Some are more effective than others but they are all equally important and play a beneficial role in your health. Here are a few great exercises for you to keep in mind when you are interested in improving your health:

• Walking: Before you think about doing any kind of exercise, it is important to start with walking. This exercise is a great choice for a number of reasons. The first is the fact that you are able to do it in the comfort of your own home; it can also provide a large array of benefits. However, the main reason why you will want to start with walking is to prepare your body. This will make it easier for you to handle more challenging workouts such as jogging or cycling.
• Jogging: Once you feel like you have sufficiently prepared yourself, you will then want to consider exercises such as jogging. Jogging provides many different kinds of benefits such as improved physical and mental health. This is also a good way to help improve your moods when you are feeling down. Our caregivers can also help you with your exercising. This is to ensure you can jog safely and efficiently.
• Chair Exercises: When you are at home watching TV, reading a book, or just sitting somewhere, you will want to consider some chair exercises. Some good chair exercises include neck stretches, ankle rotations, and knee lifts. These are simple exercises that can help improve various aspects of your health when you are just relaxing.

Those are a few effective exercises that senior citizens can do in the comfort of home. If you would like to find out more about how exercises can benefit you or about the many personalized home care services we are offering, please feel free to get in touch with Lowenhill Home Care Services anytime.