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Exercise for Senior Arkansans
Exercise
You should walk or swim, but just as important is attempting to increase
strength by exercising with weights. We call this resistance training. It is
important that if you elect to exercise with weights that you do so under
appropriate supervision. Possibilities include joining a health club or a
fitness center with certified exercise instructors; or, hiring a personal
trainer to aid in your exercise regimen. It is very important that you use good
form, which will assure that you do not hurt yourself. When you do these
exercises you must use sufficient weight and sufficient repetitions to fatigue
the muscle. This will help develop increased muscle strength. It is amazing how
much this can help over the years. It can improve gait and balance and prevent
dependency as you get older.
The following are some links that can help you learn more information about
exercise for seniors.
Aging
Successfully with Dr. David - Exercise
Click here for the AETN video clip to Aging Successfully with Dr. David on the
topic of Exercise. We recommend Real Player for viewing clips, you can
download a free version here
Episode
103-Aging Successfully-Exercise
Healthfinder.gov
Exercise Links - Click
here for a list of exercise links at from the health library at Healthfinder.gov.
Their library of health information is hand-picked from government agencies,
nonprofit organizations, and universities. The following are links of
interest from Healthfinder's health library on exercise.
National
Institutes of Health - Exercise for Seniors Resources
Exercise:
A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
Look
up "Exercise for Seniors" in MEDLINEplus - a service of the
National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
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