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How to exercise the legs of the elderly
When the recovery season comes, the elderly usually take some measures to keep healthy. Many of them use leg exercises, but there are many methods, which is better and which is suitable for the elderly. Here are some ways to exercise your legs and see how energetic they are.

1. Tiptoe walking for the elderly: Tiptoe walking is to lift your heels and then walk on your toes. This kind of walking can not only exercise the flexors, but also help to dredge the three yin meridians of the foot, so taking a hundred steps makes the body full of vitality.

2. Heel walking exercise: Heel walking is toe tilting, and then walking with heels can exercise the calf. From the point of view of meridians, it is also beneficial to dredge the three yang meridians of the foot. The elderly can often do this and practice stretching muscles.

3. Sit-pedal exercise: Let yourself lie on the bed or the floor first, and then lift the pedal, just like pedaling something. Old people can imagine themselves riding bicycles, which can better regulate their movements. This method has the purpose of relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation.

4. Walking backwards is beneficial to circular movement: Walking backwards is beneficial to venous blood flowing back from the periphery to the heart, and it also changes the formula of brain innervation, which not only strengthens the functional activities of the brain, but also effectively plays the role of biped, which is beneficial to the health of the elderly.

5. Toe-ankle movement in supine position: first lie on your back on the bed, then stretch your lower limbs horizontally, and do toe flexion and toe extension with your feet. Generally, 30 times of exercise is enough. After the five toes are separated and brought together for 30 times, rotate your ankles, bend your hips and bend your knees. Exercise will make the elderly physically strong.

I believe everyone has seen leg exercises for the elderly. Different sports have different effects. Old people should be appropriate and don't give themselves too much. They say that if you want to get better, you must keep exercising and don't give up halfway, otherwise you won't achieve the effect of keeping in good health.