Following on from the first of our mini guides about beneficial, painless activities for senior fitness, here’s the second and final instalment:
Part Two - More Ways Seniors Can Enjoy Daily Exercise…
Luckily, many doctors and fitness enthusiasts are beginning to support seniors in the re-done, no pain, no pain attitude. Yoga, for example, purports that no one is supposed to feel pain during any of the postures.
In other words, a posture done within a person’s abilities will not be painful - yoga exercises are designed to improve the body, not to cause self injury.
The benefits derived from the different types of yoga are numerous: not only does it help you improve your flexibility, focus and stamina it also helps with your overall general health.
Dancing
Besides finding places which can offer the proper modifications for their classes and machines, finding something enjoyable which you like to do and that is physical will also diminish the pain philosophy from a wellness attitude.
If you pick a physical activity that you consider fun, you are not likely to associate it with a need to create discomfort. Dancing should end the night with you feeling rejuvenated and exhausted by the fun, not the pain, you experienced.
The only potential drawback to doing something that you enjoy is that you tend not to think about how much you are working your body during the exercise. Try to keep tabs on how it is feeling and remember when your body tells you it’s had enough – stop and rest!
Walking
Taking a little walk can do wonders… not only will it revive you it may motivate you to continue exercising. As gentle as the new workouts for senior fitness are, a little soreness can still result from any physical exertion.
Counteracting soreness with some yoga or stretches will take away some of the kinks. Drinking plenty of water before and after exercise also helps to keep sore muscles. Besides drinking water, a relaxing, warm bath can alleviate any soreness until your body gets accustomed to your new pain-free senior fitness program.
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