1, Recreational Activities for the Elderly: Raising Flowers
Many elderly people do not like to go out and do not love the intense and noisy activities, they just like to stay at home, raising flowers, watering. Not only can flowers be appreciated, beautify the environment, pleasing to the eye, and the aroma of flowers can also play a role in sterilization, purify the role of the air. At the same time, the flowers release the aroma, through the human olfactory nerves into the brain, people gas smooth, blood and harmony, happy, and produce a refreshing like the spleen of pleasure. Many older people love flowers as if they were their own children and take care of their growth. Whenever there is a small result, such as a flower, a fruit, etc., can make the elderly happy. Keeping flowers not only pleases the elderly physically and mentally, but also allows them to move their bodies around by moving flowers and watering them.
2, the elderly recreational activities: listening to music
Music can be pleasurable to the human body and mind, good music can make people's minds and so on washing, even when encountering some annoying things, the elderly can also be through the way of listening to music, so that their mood calm down. A piece of fast-paced, pleasant music, will brush away the unhappiness in your heart, so that you enjoy and forget; at this time, the body's nervous system is in an optimal state, so as to achieve internal and external harmonization, coordination of the effect of the passage of qi and blood. A song of mighty and majestic, high and exciting music, can make people's blood boiling, passionate, and produce positive 'power. Elderly people should choose those healthy, elegant, beautiful tunes, the rhythm of light and soothing music, to achieve the elimination of tedium, pleasure, nourishing the purpose of sex.
3, the elderly recreational activities: dancing
Nowadays, the square dance is very popular among the elderly, jumping a square dance, not only can enjoy a song of catchy music, at the same time, you can follow the music to swing their bodies. Entertainment at the same time and exercise their bodies, so that they sweat, detoxification. In addition to square dancing, there are many other types of dances such as ballroom dancing for the elderly to choose from. Experimental studies have shown that even if the slow step dance in the social dance, its energy consumption for people in a quiet state of 3-4 times; Secondly, when dancing, dancers have to coordinate with the music, must be fully concentrated, focused on the music, the dance, coupled with relaxing and pleasant musical accompaniment and charming lighting backing, both a kind of enjoyment of the beauty of the more intoxicated people.
4, the old man's recreational activities: tourism
Reading books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles, the elderly hard all their lives, retirement time finally have the opportunity to get rid of the baggage on the body, go out and take a look. Traveling is also a good recreational activity for the elderly. Tourism can make a person full of nature's exotic scenery and history, culture, customs and other human landscapes, so that people get the spiritual enjoyment; at the same time, in the exotic scenery, breathe the fresh air, so that the body and mind a short wander, more people can get relaxed. The pressure of work, life on the tedious little things, can be released in the process of traveling. Not only that, the elderly can also through the process of traveling, make friends from all over the world, feel different from the hometown life.
5. Recreational activities for the elderly: reading books and newspapers
As the saying goes, the belly has poetry and books. Reading can improve a person's temperament, improve our cultivation. Elderly people usually have time to read more books, not only can pass the free time, solving loneliness, but also from the book to get some knowledge, improve personal culture. Every day to read some newspapers, to understand the current affairs, do not think that retired and society out of line, usually read more newspapers to understand some national events, keep up with the news. It can help the elderly to build up self-confidence and re-connect with the society.
6, the elderly recreational activities: fishing
Fishing for the elderly is also a good recreational activities. The elderly through fishing can not only enjoy the fun of the fish on the hook, but also cultivate the body and mind. Suitable for fishing places in the countryside, often go to the countryside to walk, in itself is a kind of exercise; secondly, the water riverside, the air is exceptionally fresh, high anion content, let a person feel relaxed, relaxed and happy, conducive to the body's metabolism, can play a sedative, hypnotic, lowering blood pressure, reduce fatigue role; in addition, when fishing, waiting for the fish on the hook, it is cheerful and relaxed overflow of feeling, so that to achieve the internal no The best state of health and well-being is to be free from anxiety and fatigue. When fishing, the elderly focus on attention and fishing, can help the elderly to forget the troubles in life, into the entertainment.
7, the elderly recreational activities: calligraphy and painting
Practicing calligraphy, painting is a kind of art, some people practicing calligraphy, painting is not qigong qigong exercise. First of all, calligraphy is concerned about the idea, practice must be calm and quiet, full attention, exclude distractions, which is the same as qigong breathing exercise and intention to guard the wonderful; second, calligraphy, painting are concerned about the posture, the requirements of the head upright, shoulder flush, chest open back straight, lifting the wrist, the whole body's strength is concentrated in the upper limbs, which is extremely close to the posture of qigong practice. Elderly people usually practice calligraphy and painting, and the process requires concentration. Quietly doing these things can help elderly people cultivate their body and mind. Calligraphy and painting can also be a tool for some older people to communicate and explore with others.
8, the elderly recreational activities: games
Doing games is not only the patent of the children, the elderly can also get together to do games. For example, drumming, circle for treasure, guessing the riddle will be, painting the nose and so on the game, can let the elderly friends from the fun. By organizing activities with participation of the elderly and rich in exchanges suitable for the characteristics of the elderly, in order to promote exchanges and communication among the elderly, create a sense of belonging and maintain a healthy state of mind. Through games to enrich the recreational life, improve the enthusiasm of the elderly, strengthen the communication and interaction among the elderly, make the elderly have fun and enhance their physical and mental health. At the same time, in the game, the elderly open their own brain power, active participation in activities, to achieve the effect of slowing down the speed of aging, reduce the probability of suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
What are the recreational activities for the elderly Part 2
1, painting and calligraphy
Since ancient times, calligraphers and painters have been more than longevity, the so-called "painters, longevity, life from the end of the pen". Such as the history of the famous Yan, Liu, Ou, Zhao, the four great calligraphers, three of them are over the age of old. Modern painters and calligraphers in longevity are numerous, such as modern painters He Xiangning, Qi Baishi are over ninety years old.
Calligraphy and painting health, including the practice of calligraphy and painting and calligraphy and painting appreciation. The book painting is to personally hold the pipe, integration of learning, fitness and self-appreciation as a whole. Appreciation of calligraphy and painting is through the appreciation and taste of ancient and modern masters of calligraphy, painting, calligraphy, calligraphy and posters and other art treasures, so as to get the heart **** Ming and enjoyment of beauty. Therefore, are beneficial to physical and mental health.
Some people practice calligraphy, painting is compared to "not practicing qigong qigong exercise. First of all, calligraphy is concerned about ideas, practice must be calm and quiet, full concentration, exclude distractions, which is the same as qigong breathing exercises and intention to guard; second, calligraphy, painting are concerned about the posture, the requirements of the head upright, shoulder flush, chest open back straight, lift the wrist, the whole body's strength is concentrated in the upper limbs, which is extremely close to the qigong practice posture.
2, music
Music can cultivate the soul. Pythagoras, the famous ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer, said, "Blending various tones together can make all kinds of inexplicable jealousies, impulses, etc., into virtues. "Another ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, said, "Rhythm and harmony, if properly educated, are more y felt and more heartfelt than anything else. As you know, when we feel musical melodies with our ears, our spiritual world changes. "
A fast-paced, pleasant music, will brush away the old man's heart of the unhappy, so that the elderly happy and forgetful; at this time, the body's nervous system is in an optimal state, so as to achieve the harmonization of internal and external, coordination of the effect of the passage of qi and blood. A song of mighty and majestic, high and exciting music, can make people's blood boiling, passionate, and produce positive power. The elderly should choose those who are healthy, elegant, beautiful tunes, the rhythm of light and soothing music, to achieve the elimination of tedium, pleasure, the purpose of sex.
3, chess
Chess is a kind of static in the movement, outside the static inside the activity, need to concentrate on the quiet, full attention, God condensation is calm, focus on the distractions all eliminated. And the change of the chess game, can exercise people's ability to adapt, both is a kind of rest, pastime, is also a kind of wisdom nourishing activities; Chess is also a kind of interest has the meaning of brain activity, the chessboard on the ever-changing situation, the requirements of the game player to go all out, the brain, to respond to the unforeseen, the two armies against the barricades, this is the intelligence of the competition, the line of battle, is the thinking of the contest. Often play chess, can exercise thinking, keep intelligence smart not decay; and chess friends will chess, consultation skills, can enhance the communication between friends, especially the elderly, chess as an activity, but also can make people happy spirit, some support, so that the physical and mental comfort.
4, reading
Reading can nourish the body, make the heart wide and healthy. The body is governed by the mind, worry causes disease, reading makes it difficult to fall into the world of disputes, the great scholars in the more life, the reason for this.
Reading makes people happy, reading good health books can touch the reader into the world of the author's ink and pen, to understand human society and many aspects of the natural world of knowledge, to improve the health of the skills, add joy of life; reading makes people meditate. Reading can make people's attention, not only can make people get endless fun and psychological satisfaction, but also can regulate the human psyche, currently in Europe and the United States, "reading therapy" quietly emerging; reading makes people comfortable. Reading comfortably, is the result of the pleasure of health, people and the plot of the book **** Ming, can produce a cognitive convergence, soul purification, the will to invigorate the effect.
5, flowers
The role of flowers and plants is the most people know is to purify the air, especially to absorb a lot of harmful gases such as formaldehyde. Raising flowers can not only for people to enjoy, landscaping, pleasing to the eye, and the aroma of flowers can also play the role of sterilization, purification of air. At the same time, the flowers release the aroma, through the human olfactory nerves into the brain, people gas smooth, blood circulation and harmony, happy and comfortable, and produce a refreshing like the spleen of the pleasure.
6, dance
"Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals - Ancient Music" said: "The ancient yin, condensation and cold, the people's gas Yu Yu Yu stagnation and stagnation, tendons and bones shrinking and do not reach, so the dance to promote the. "So the wise ancients on the use of dance to drive cold, fitness, disease prevention, in order to promote the coupling, joints, dissipate stasis and eliminate the role of accumulation. It can be seen that the dance originated in people's long-term life and labor practices, does have the spirit of nourishing, adjusting blood, beneficial organs, through the meridians, living muscles and bones, joints of the efficacy.
Experimental studies have shown that even if the slow dance in the social dance, its energy consumption is also in a quiet state for people in the 3-4 times; Secondly, when dancing, the dancers have to coordinate with the music, must be fully concentrated, focused on the music, the dance, coupled with relaxing and pleasant musical accompaniment and charming lighting backing, both a beautiful enjoyment, more people can be intoxicated by it.