Regularly maintain appropriate exercise exercise is conducive to good health, the elderly is also the same. Both can enhance physical fitness and help to improve the condition, but the elderly by the limitations of the physical condition, some exercise is not suitable, the elderly exercise should pay attention to what? The following points are introduced.
1. Preparation to do enough
Pre-exercise preparations to be sufficient, you can shake the whole body of the various joints, gradually relax the muscles and deep breathing, but also pay attention to the sports equipment, clothing should be loose and comfortable, the shoes should be suitable and firm, to prevent the exercise process sprain.
2. Avoid strenuous exercise
The elderly body gradually aging, physical strength, endurance gradually weakened, to be measured. The elderly mostly have osteoporosis, muscle strength weakening and other problems, so it is appropriate to carry out a small amplitude, low intensity exercise, such as walking, dancing, jogging, fishing, chess and so on.
3. Don't exercise on an empty stomach
Exercising on an empty stomach is likely to lead to hypoglycemia, so older people should eat moderately before exercising to ensure that they have enough energy. During the exercise process pay attention to replenish water, carry candy, warm water and so on to avoid the lack of sugar lack of water and affect the health of the body. At the same time should pay attention not to go out immediately after meals to exercise in order to avoid causing abdominal discomfort.
4. Don't exercise alone
Elderly people should exercise with a partner, exercise alone if there is an accident is very dangerous, serious and may threaten the life, especially with heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases of the elderly.
5. Pay attention to the amount of exercise
Elderly people's physical strength is gradually weakening, do not overload the exercise, do not compete, health and safety is the fundamental exercise.
Compared with young people, the elderly in the exercise to moderate. Avoid high-difficulty, high-intensity exercise. Each exercise time control in half an hour or so, to prevent excessive exercise, should be no panic, obvious shortness of breath feeling, slightly sweating is appropriate. Sweating is appropriate. Extend the pre-workout warm-up exercise, so that the body fully relaxed before exercise, after exercise to ensure adequate stretching exercise.
Elderly people should make the right choice according to their personal physical condition, adjust the intensity, and choose gentle exercise, such as tai chi, square dancing, swimming and so on. Avoid holding your breath during exercise, holding your breath will aggravate the burden on the heart and cause chest tightness, palpitations, dizziness and other adverse conditions. Change clothes in time after exercise and pay attention to keep warm.