Old people should choose one or two sports that suit them, which can stimulate physical vitality, slow down aging, help to enhance physical fitness and improve immunity. Exercise is also of great benefit to bones and muscles, which are interrelated, and tendons have the function of supporting, protecting and buffering bones. When exercising, bones and muscles practice together. When tendons become tougher, they can better protect bones and prevent fractures.

Middle-aged and elderly people in their fifties and sixties can choose sports with a little more exercise, such as doing exercises, playing ball, dancing and playing Tai Ji Chuan. And moderate exercise is sweating slightly: the elderly in their seventies and eighties should reduce their exercise appropriately, and the best exercise is walking. They can go out for a walk for half an hour at three or four in the afternoon, and moderate exercise means they feel relaxed and happy. When the weather is bad, swinging your arms, bending over and lifting your legs at home are also good exercises.

Nutrition should be balanced.

The digestive function of the elderly is gradually weakening, and we must find ways to achieve a balanced nutrition. Eat meat, eggs and milk every day, but not too greasy or too heavy. Yam, potato, cabbage, radish, soybean milk, honey, banana, orange and apple are all suitable foods for the elderly. do

Legally, it is mainly stewed meat, which is soft, rotten, light and easy to digest. Millet porridge and oatmeal are also good choices. Can also be used with black sesame seeds, walnuts, barley and so on. According to the taste, make them into five-grain rice paste for dinner. It should be noted that the elderly should not eat too much, and it is generally appropriate to be full at seven or eight points, but don't be hungry, especially the elderly with hypoglycemia and hypotension. At about 4 pm, you can appropriately add meals and eat snacks, fruits and nuts.

Keep a good mood

For the elderly, don't shut yourself up at home all day, go out for a walk, participate in social activities and communicate with people outside your family. For example, when they go for a walk in a community or park, they take the initiative to chat with others, so that their brains can work actively, their mood will be better, and depression can be prevented. The study found that family and social support and more communication between relatives and friends can reduce the chance of getting sick and help to prolong life. You can also cultivate your hobbies, such as calligraphy, photography and travel. To find the joy of life. In addition, the elderly can try their best to help others, such as volunteering for community service, which can enhance their sense of self-worth and help others while being happy.

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