The most popular sport among middle-aged and old people nowadays is square dance, but the exercise effect of square dance on the body is very general, and the daily adherence to this sport can only play a role in the body's activities, which is not very helpful to the health of the body.
And running is a sport that comes from our survival instincts, and we all run this sport, and compared to square dancing, running has a unique advantage, so running is more suitable for older people to participate in and adhere to the sports program.
We will get a lot of benefits when we run, which the body immunity enhancement and mental changes, these are very clear, but also the benefits we are most likely to get, today we are going to say, adhere to the running on the elderly proprietary benefits are.
The first point, the elderly adhere to running can slow down muscle decay. Many older people have difficulty moving, in fact, are due to the body muscle attenuation, such as thigh muscle attenuation, walking will not go fast or even easy to fall.
Consistently running will continue to stimulate the muscles in the body, giving the body a signal, that is, I need muscle presence to maintain the movement, so often insist on running the elderly, the body will look more energetic, feel younger.
Nowadays, many older people will have mobility problems, if you start to try to insist on running, you can start from a small intensity, such as running fifteen minutes to twenty minutes a day, and then increase to half an hour.
For the elderly, running time should not be too long, because running on the cardiorespiratory function of the existence of a certain load, for young people may be a little longer exercise effect a little better, but the elderly is best not to carry out a great deal of stimulation.
The second point is that running can prevent osteoporosis in the elderly. Many old people accidentally fall down, that is fracture. In fact, this has a lot to do with the bone quality of the elderly, according to the physiological changes in people.
People as a child in the bones of the more organic matter, appear to be more flexible bones, but the bone hardness is not great, easy to deform but not easy to fracture. As time goes by, there is less and less organic matter and more and more inorganic matter in the bones.
When people reach old age, their bones become more inorganic and less organic, and they become more brittle. Coupled with the fact that many people do not have the habit of exercising, bone loss begins to appear loose and porous, osteoporosis comes.
Running in daylight can help the body absorb and store calcium and phosphorus, which is a great help in increasing bone density, and the increase in bone density can prevent the appearance of osteoporosis.
The third point is that running can reduce fat content. Many older people due to life is more comfortable, coupled with diet is not restrained, the emergence of obesity. In this case, the effect of adhering to running is very good.
Compared with square dancing, running is definitely a greater intensity of movement, and running is a low-intensity aerobic exercise, the duration is longer, the consumption of energy to consume more fat, many people in order to insist on running every day.
So the elderly, no matter which point of view to consider, you can try to run to exercise, who do not want to live a better and healthier life in old age, but most people do not know to adhere to which sport is good, and now know the benefits of running, hurry up and take action.