What exercises are suitable for the elderly

1, flexibility exercise refers to do bending, stretching, rotating joints and other movements, such as simple stretching, chest expansion exercise, gently twisting the neck, kicking the legs and so on. These exercises can enhance the flexibility of the joints and help avoid joint stiffness and muscle atrophy. We would like to name and praise Taijiquan and Ba Duan Jin. Practicing Taijiquan can balance qi and blood, promote digestion and metabolism, fight aging, and for seniors suffering from osteoporosis, it can also stretch the muscles and bones and prevent the onset of osteoporosis. Baduanjin can strengthen the body's blood circulation, improve the function of the nervous system, for the regulation of emotions, improve the blood supply of the heart, brain and other organs is very ideal. 2, low-intensity aerobic exercise usually refers to walking, jogging, jumping slow-paced ballroom dancing, etc. These exercises can directly strengthen the back, hips and buttocks, and can be used to improve the blood circulation of the body. These exercises can directly enhance the muscle strength of the back, hips and legs, so that the bones are more powerful to support the body weight, thus reducing the loss of minerals in the bones, but also reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. In addition, such sports as ballroom dancing can not only strengthen the body, but also provide social activities, so that the elderly to maintain an optimistic mentality. 3, strength exercise we often say that "the old first old legs", healthy legs can make the elderly friends have a high quality of life in old age, leg muscle training can help the elderly to maintain the strength of the leg muscles and endurance, so as to protect the joints. This will protect the joints. However, unlike the previous two types of exercise, there is a great deal of individual variability in strength training. 60-year-olds who are physically fit and have done weight-bearing strength training can choose to exercise with dumbbells that they can lift easily and at a weight that suits their needs. Never done strength training of the elderly and the elderly, do not blindly strength training, to combine their own situation, under the guidance of professionals training.