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Tips To Stay Active and Healthy In The Golden Years
If you feel stuck and are wondering how to get started on your physical wellness, try these simple and surprising tips that will help you get on your way.
Physical activity is a great way to keep the body and mind fit. Health and wellness experts have been encouraging people from all age groups especially the ones above 40 years of age to consciously make an effort to not only put on their thinking caps but also their walking and running shoes and give their bodies an adrenaline rush.
But with many things that come with age, lack of activity is one of them. Blame it on poor health, lack of motivation, or simply the absence of the right company, most people in the later years of life tend to put physical activity on the back burner.
Before we get into the simple tips to be active let’s quickly look into why being physically on the move is so important.
- Physical activity reduces the risk of heart ailments, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.
- It gives you improved strength for better mobility and stability and hence, fewer injuries.
- It helps reduce various unexplained pain in your joints and muscles.
- It helps you stay happier and calmer.
- It enhances your thinking and other cognitive abilities.
So many benefits for just 150 minutes (two and a half hours) of activity per week as recommended by The National Institute On Aging which translates to less than 45 minutes per day. Yet most people fail to adhere to this easy regime and take a chance on their overall well-being.
What if we told you that exercise need not be a chore anymore but a fun activity that can be looked forward to and enjoyed daily? As an additional benefit, you may end up making more friends and learning something new each day.
Simple and enjoyable tips to stay active and healthy in the golden years
- Pick up your phone or a camera if you have one, step out, and click some amazing pictures. Many groups of people get together and keep a few hours aside every day or some days a week to walk in a park, on the beach, or simply along the pavement and try their hand at photography. The end result is physical activity, great pictures, and lovely moments spent with like-minded people.
- Go for shopping: Try window shopping if you don’t really have to buy anything. But ensure that you walk while you browse the stores and enliven up your leg muscles as well as your mind.
- Join your grandchildren as they play: This one needs no motivation for most. Spending time with the grandkids, be it cycling with them or building sand castles or playing any other game can seem effortless and gives great satisfaction.
- Try doing some cleaning up at your place: Clearing clutter is a great way to be active and feel good. For some people wiping their windows and doors clean can be a good way to start sweating it out.
- Do some gardening: You can convert your backyard, or terrace into a mini garden and keep it green by tending to it every day. You can join communities with people with similar interests to share ideas and experiences.
- Try volunteering for an animal shelter or with an NGO: People in need can use your expertise and presence to survive, function better, and move up ahead in life.
- Dance when you feel like it: Who doesn’t like music and tapping their feet to their favorite tunes? You can either set some aside every day to dance while playing your favorite music or join a dance class and learn some steps while you exercise your muscles. Walking, while listening to your favorite music is also a great way to be active and cheerful.
- Pursuing hobbies like painting and pottery can be ideal if you don’t want to move around and stress yourself too much. Engaging in wholeheartedly in something that you genuinely like can burn calories too and make you very happy and fulfilled at the joy of creating something out of nothing.
If you thought physical activity meant only working out in a gym or doing yoga, you need to pause and think again. Of course, if you like exercising and trying alternative therapies like yoga, tai chi, etc it is great and you can go right ahead. However, if you stop being active thinking that it’s exercising or nothing, then trying the above simple tips will get you out of your stagnant mode and help you get going toward a healthier version of yourself.
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