What are the suitable exercises for the elderly?

1, tai chi on the body but a variety of benefits. Long-term exercise can improve the body's blood circulation, alleviate some chronic diseases, but also help the health of the cardiovascular system, improve the respiratory function of the lungs, exercise every day for about an hour the best.

2, cycling is not only convenient, but also can play a role in leg muscles and joints to exercise, and thus prevent arthritis, limb stiffness and other conditions. It is recommended that the elderly usually adhere to the riding, pay attention to the speed is not too fast, so as not to be too late to brake and sudden accidents.

3, as the saying goes: to live a long life, a hundred steps after meals. Visible slow walking on the body of some of the more important role, one can help promote the digestion of food, to prevent constipation, the second to help exercise the body's endurance and relieve stress, the third can breathe the fresh air outside, improve the state of mind.

4, swimming is one of the more typical aerobic exercise, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly friends to carry out. It can make the muscles become developed, help reduce abdominal fat, shape a beautiful well-proportioned body curves, in addition to the cardiorespiratory function has a certain help.

5, in recent years, the square dance has been welcomed by many elderly people, following the rhythm of the cheerful music, jumping dance, not only can be fully and peer contact, is conducive to mental health, but also can play a role in enhancing memory and physical coordination.

6, turn the head of this method of operation is particularly simple, first of all, the body to maintain a standing position, after the head first from one side to the other side of the rotation, and then according to the same method in the opposite direction to rotate, so the cycle of about thirty times, not only can effectively exercise the neck muscles, but also ease the back of the stiffness and discomfort, but pay attention to the speed of rotation is not too fast.