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Fitness safety for the elderly is very important

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  As age increases, the body of the elderly will slowly degenerate. For example, the loss of bone calcium will lead to osteoporosis.; Muscle atrophy can lead to skin laxity and other geriatric diseases. So please understand your physical condition before exercising.

Fitness safety for the elderly is very important

  In life, the elderly exercise Body positivity is at its highest, however, elderly The joints, ligaments, and muscles of young people are not as elastic as young people, and their coordination is also deteriorating. Therefore, you must not force yourself to be like young people when exercising to avoid maladaptive physical reactions.

  Some elderly people do squatting movements for a long time when exercising, which should be avoided. Because when the elderly bend their knees, their knee joints are tense and susceptible to wear and tear, which can easily lead to the acceleration of the course of joint disease. Some elderly people like to press their legs and stretch their ligaments. This kind of exercise is of course fine. However, for example, elderly people with osteoporosis may easily get injured if they press too hard. In addition, now the elderly often go to the garden in the middle of the street to dance senior disco after dinner. Some of the rhythms are quite "powerful". The coordination of the elderly is not very good. If they deliberately try to keep up with the beat of the music, their movements will easily go out of shape. If the body loses its center of gravity, it is very dangerous to fall. For the elderly, there is no exercise suitable for everyone, and they need to explore what is suitable for them. In addition, you must control the amount of exercise. Don't feel like you are still young and do as much as you want. This may exceed the physical load and be counterproductive.

  In addition, the elderly should often undergo some simple physical examinations, such as blood pressure, blood lipids, vital capacity and other physical tests, which can better judge the basic condition of the body, and then carry out targeted physical exercise. This will make your body more visible healthy , more scientific.

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