5 Easy Stretching Exercises for Seniors

It is believed those seniors who exercise, liveYou will have to first touch the wall in such a way
longer and their strength is as equal to 10 yearsthat your arms are firmly straight. Bend your left
younger people then them. This can only happen,leg first in such a way that your legs toes touch
if you are used to doing exercise regularly. Whilethe ground. Then bend the leg so that your body
doing exercise it is not important that you areis pushed back. You can repeat this exercise few
supposed to do 1 or 2 hours every day. Doingtimes in a day.
exercise for few minutes can also work, at least3. Balancing on the Table
a minimum of half an hour. Exercising also solvesThis is one of the easiest exercises in the
a lot of problems of older people in terms of theirstretching exercises for seniors. For this exercise
bones formation.what your need is a table or some thing which is
There are certain exercises that arestrong to hold on. What you have to do is that
recommended specially for older men and womenyour will have to stand near the table trying to
who have crossed the age of 60:balance on it by standing on your toes. You have
1. Rotating your Shouldersto be slow in this exercise. While coming down to
In this stretching exercise for seniors, what theyyour normal position also you have to do it slowly.
have to do is that they have to first lie down in a4. Arm Raise Exercise
relaxed position. The next thing is to stretch yourThis is a stretching exercise for seniors, where
arms first downwards. Stretch your hands leastthrough this exercise is you are able to
for few seconds. Then next, stretch your bothstrengthen your shoulder. This exercise is suppose
hands upwards and keep your hands in thatto be done by sitting on a chair.
position for few seconds. This exercise is useful5. V shaped stretches
for the shoulders of the body.This is stretching exercise for seniors where you
2. Doing Exercise Using the Wallhave bent your body in such a way that it makes
In this stretching exercise for seniors, a wall isa V shape. Here your need to stand and bend
also included in it. As for you seniors, what youletting your hand go straight.
have to do is stand near a wall, but very near.