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Senior Fitness Tips Continued..Senior Fitness Tip #2Start Slow
 Mix
up your exercise choices by adding something new and fun. Water
aerobics
is a great senior fitness exercise. Or try something you
enjoy
like gardening, golfing or even bowling. Here are even more fun activities
that burn calories.If you don’t always have time for the golf course or the bowling alley, try getting fit with Wii. Video games have come a long way since we were young. Gaming has gone virtual and gets you up and moving. Try playing Wii golf or Wii fit. Senior Fitness Tip #3 Strength Training for Seniors Getting up and active is the first step to getting fit for seniors. But don’t just limit your activity to aerobic exercises. Add some strength training to your weekly workouts. Strength training is not just for body builders. More and more seniors are picking up the weights and getting fit with strength training. Building lean muscle not only helps you get fit but has many health benefits as well. Strength training helps lower the bad cholesterol and raises the good. You also get the benefit of increased bone mineral density and overall increase in strength. But the benefits don’t stop here. Be sure to check out all the benefits of strength training. Senior Fitness Tip #4 Check Your Calories
Adjust your food intake and lower the calories if needed. Double check your calorie needs with this free online weight loss calculator. This calculator will give you your calorie consumption for maintaining your weight as well as recommended calories for losing 1 pound a week. Back to Senior Fitness Tips home page.
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