Exercises For Seniors

Walking at a brisk pace is simply the single besthousehold chores or walking to the car. Perhaps
exercise you can perform. If you are fifty yearsyou play golf or go bowling. All of these activities
of age or older, it should be your activity ofare signs of life because while performing them,
choice. To reach your goal of optimal health,you are moving, but walking is different. Other
resolve today to begin a regular program ofexercises are good. Walking is great.
walking, at a pace which will provide an excellentHere are just a few of the reasons for you to
cardiovascular workout.consider walking for health and well being. The
Before beginning any exercise routine, especiallydegree of difficulty is low. You warm up and cool
after age fifty, you would be wise to consult yourdown by performing the exact same motion used
physician. If there is anything on your chart thatduring the walk, only you walk a little slower. It is
would call for caution, your doctor will so advisea low intensity exercise with more time spent at
you. I am sixty five years of age and I enjoya less strenuous level. You can do it alone or with
brisk walking for one hour each day. I am carefulfriends. You can take your dog with you. During
not to exceed my maximum heart rate which istimes of severe or inclement weather, you can
155 beats per minute.move to an indoor track or mall.
The target heart rate for me, for the greatestWalking is basically an injury free activity,
benefit, is seventy to eighty five percent of theespecially when compared to jogging. It is an
maximum heart rate. That would be anywhereexcellent stress manager. No special skills are
between 109 and 132 beats per minute. I maintainneeded. No special equipment is required other
a rate of 120 beats per minute throughout mythan comfortable clothing and good walking shoes.
walk. You might not be able to exercise everyWalking briskly provides an excellent
day and you do not need to. If you are walkingcardiovascular workout. It develops muscle tone,
for 30 minutes three times a week or everyendurance, strength and agility.
other day that will be sufficient as long as you areWalking out of doors amid pleasant surroundings
training at a pace which will raise your pulse to thegives you time and space to reflect. A good walk
target rate for aerobic conditioning. If your heartcan lift you out of depressions, clear the mind, lift
rate is higher than the target for your age, slowthe spirit and even set the stage for problem
down.solving later that day. You will lose fat, improve
Taking your pulse as you walk is easy. Wear acirculation, and expel waste matter through the
watch and midway through your walk, stop for alungs and skin. Increased intestinal motility results
few seconds to check your heart rate. This canfrom the gentle swaying of the internal organs.
be done by gently touching your neck or leftFinally, walking fine tunes the metabolism,
wrist. When you feel the pulse, count the numberregulates the appetite, and increases your energy.
of beats for a period of 10 seconds. Now multiplyIf you are between 50 and 100, a regular
that by six. If for example you are 55 years ofprogram of exercise can change your life and go
age and counted 22 heart beats in the 10 seconda long way towards the prevention of diseases
time frame, your training heart rate is 132 beatsassociated with aging. Why not get started this
per minute. That fits perfectly within the desirableweek? Speak to your doctor. Line up some
range of seventy percent to eighty five percentcomfortable clothing and break out those walking
of the maximum heart rate of 165 beats pershoes. Aerobic walking is the best exercise, the
minute.best means, to eliminate or prevent sickness and
Now you might be inclined to say you don't needsuffering from your life, while extending your life
to walk, you get enough exercise doing theexpectancy.