How do the elderly choose suitable sports?
Different types of people choose different sports. If you usually lack exercise and are a little overweight, it is recommended to start with brisk walking, table tennis, square dance and other sports. If you have certain sports ability, you can choose jogging, skipping and other sports. In addition to the necessary aerobic exercise, strength training is also an indispensable part of middle-aged and elderly people. With the growth of age, our muscles and strength are gradually lost. Strength training can help you increase muscle volume, keep you energetic and effectively resist the invasion of aging.
What are the benefits for the elderly to keep exercising?
For the elderly aged 60 and above, if you can continue to participate in exercise, you can not only slow down the heart rate and systolic blood pressure, but also reduce platelet aggregation, increase fibrinolysis and reduce blood lipid, thus protecting cardiovascular health. And prevent cardiovascular diseases. Continuous physical exercise can keep the cerebral cortex active, make people energetic, delay memory decline and prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Continuous exercise can not only improve the blood pressure circulation of the whole body, including bones, so as to promote substance metabolism and reduce calcium loss; At the same time, it can improve the flexibility and flexibility of joints, increase bone density and prevent Alzheimer's disease.
What should we pay attention to between sports for the elderly?
It is not recommended for the elderly to exercise on an empty stomach during exercise, and some food should be supplemented appropriately before related exercise. And no matter how long you exercise, you should follow the principle of step by step and regularity, especially warm-up exercises to get your body moving and avoid sudden exercise and discomfort. Under normal circumstances, you can choose walking as a way to warm up and let your body have an adaptation process.