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Senior
Fitness Tips Continued..
Senior
Fitness Tip #2
Start
Slow
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Remember
it took you 40 plus years to get where you are today so don’t expect to
lose tons of weight and get fit overnight.
If you have led a
sedentary life for many years, then it will take some time to get used
to being more active. Buy a good pair of walking shoes and
start
taking leisurely to moderate speed walks as a start.
Once
you have broken in your new shoes and feel that you are ready, step it
up to a brisk walk. Be sure you are walking correctly in
order to
minimize shin splints and joint soreness.
Check out this article
on Walking
for Exercise to learn more. |
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
Have
you noticed that you are getting the “middle aged” spread? Well welcome
to the 40 plus age. No longer can we eat what we ate just 5 or 10 years
ago.
Remember, your metabolism has slowed down which means you need to
consume fewer calories in order to just maintain your weight, let alone
lose weight. You may have been able to eat what you wanted in the past,
but now it's time to make changes.
It's time to make some changes in your calorie
consumption. This may not seem fair but it's what we have to deal with.
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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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