| Keeping the body fit to regain strength and agility | | | | encourage you to keep up with the activities of |
| is the key to combat the aging process. With this | | | | the program and where you will find friends that |
| done, the person let loose of the not so wanted | | | | will be your support group |
| bulk of the body and focuses on the act of | | | | - Engage in water activities for this acts primarily |
| keeping the body fit. Aging brings about a lot of | | | | on the common problems elderly has and that is |
| changes to a person not just physically but to his | | | | joint pains |
| mental state as well. It affects how he thinks, | | | | - Try unwinding by participating in yoga classes |
| responds and decides. With fitness becoming a | | | | and Tai Chi. They work best in relieving stress |
| vital part of an individuals' daily activity, this issue | | | | and relaxing the body |
| will be addressed. Exercise can decrease the | | | | For elderly an organization we call the National |
| chances of an individual to have diseases coined | | | | Health Institute supports the recommendation of |
| with aging. It improves the persons' immune | | | | four types of exercises for the aged. These are: |
| system making him capable of fighting illnesses. | | | | - Strength exercises that makes the muscle |
| Age does not dictate who can exercise or who | | | | stronger so as to keep the body at par with the |
| cannot exercise. No one is old enough to follow | | | | activities that helps lower blood sugar levels |
| fitness programs as long as the person is able | | | | - Leg muscles should be given attention when |
| then let him exercise. Exercise is not limited to the | | | | doing fitness activities to refrain from having any |
| confines of a gym or an outdoor class. There are | | | | fall accidents |
| a lot of daily activities that we do that can be | | | | - An elderly has to have endurance and should be |
| classified as exercising. | | | | always up and about so he must engage in |
| - Strolling in the neighborhood or just circling inside | | | | stretching exercises, too. |
| the house | | | | - Exercises that cause an increase in heart rate |
| - Cleaning the house/wiping appliances | | | | and breathing are necessary to promote the |
| - Maintaining the garden and planting flowers | | | | development of endurance in an aged person. |
| There are a lot of things we do everyday that | | | | Aging does not mean that a person has to stop |
| forms part of the fitness we can perform | | | | being active and lie low with his physical activities. |
| however we sometimes do not see it as such. | | | | We don't want to waste precious times by just |
| For us, exercise should be done outdoors with | | | | sulking in one side and entertain feelings of |
| certain programs we need to follow and examples | | | | loneliness just because we are getting old. We |
| of this are the following: | | | | have to enjoy life. We have to make the most |
| - Participate in fitness programs that will | | | | of what we have. |