Getting older increases the chance of lots of health problems,such as heart disease, dementia and diabetes. And here’s another major health risk in our golden years: falls. One in 4 people age 65 or older suffers a fall each year, and 3 million wind up in the emergency room for taking...
Deadlifting is a strenuous activity that puts extreme pressure on the upper and lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. Even though it is greatly helpful in building muscles, it can cause severe muscle injuries in elders. Furthermore, as seniors already have bad posture and higher body fat than y...
Many people with delicate knees, for example, seek low impact cardio exercises that are gentle on their joints. Low impact cardio exercises include swimming, walking, and cycling. Best Cardio Workouts and Exercises for Bad Knees LISS Cardio LISS stands for low-intensity steady state cardio. It’...
for extra padding if your knees are sensitive). Once you’re in position, inhale, arching your spine and lifting your head and chest toward the ceiling. Hold for a breath. Now exhale while pulling in your stomach and dropping your head and neck down (think like a startled Halloween cat)...
Sit-ups: this exercise is a conventional exercise to strengthen your abdomen but it may cause the neck strain at the first time you practice. Bend your knees, and against the lower back to the floor, and cross your arms on the chest. When sitting up, you should bend at your waist but...
it attempts to use the Gluteus Maximus muscle, because that’s what it was designed to do... but because the Gluteus Maximus is too weak, your body is forced to recruit other muscles from your lower back, hips and knees to compensate and “pick up the slack” for your Gluteus Maximus....
Tai Chi makes your brain bigger. Researchers from the Fudan University in China and the University of South Florida studied seniors who practiced the art. They found it slows down the aging of the brain andimproves cognition. The Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness also researched seniors and came...
Strength Training for Seniors Sun Style of TaijiquanTaijiquan - Cloud Hands Website Temple Qigong Valley Spirit Qigong Guides, Lessons, History, Bibliography, Links. By Mike Garofalo, Red Bluff, California.Videos, UTube: Eighteen Luohan Qigong
Sit-ups: this exercise is a conventional exercise to strengthen your abdomen but it may cause the neck strain at the first time you practice. Bend your knees, and against the lower back to the floor, and cross your arms on the chest. When sitting up, you should bend at your waist but...