Here are eight ways to relieve the boredom of the elderly:
The first way to read, read the newspaper:
As the saying goes, the belly has a poetic spirit. Reading can improve a person's temperament and improve our cultivation. Elderly people usually have time to read more books, not only can pass the free time, solving the loneliness and isolation, but also can get some knowledge from the book, improve personal culture.
Read some newspapers every day, to understand the current facts, do not think that the retirement and social disengagement, usually read more newspapers to understand some of the country's major events, to keep up with the footsteps of the news. It can help the elderly to build up self-confidence and re-connect with the society.
The second way to listen to music:
Music can be pleasing to the human body and mind, good music can make people's hearts and 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, melodious music will whisk away the unhappiness in your heart and make you 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, coordinating 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 fatigue, pleasure, the purpose of sex.
The third way to dance:
Square dance is very popular among the elderly, jumping a square dance, not only can enjoy a piece 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 that older people can choose from. Experimental studies have shown that even the slow steps in ballroom dancing consume 3-4 times as much energy as when a person is in a quiet state.
Secondly, when dancing, the dancers have to harmonize with the music and must concentrate on the music and the dance steps, coupled with the relaxing and pleasant music accompaniment and charming lighting, it is a kind of enjoyment of the beauty, and it is more likely to mesmerize the people.
Fourth way to travel:
Read thousands of books as well as travel thousands of miles, the elderly have worked hard all their lives, retired when finally have the opportunity to get rid of the baggage on the body, go out and see. Traveling is also a good recreational activity for the elderly. Tourism can make a person full of nature's strange 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, let 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 home life.
Fifth way to raise flowers:
Many older people do not like to go out, and do not love which intense and noisy activities, just like to stay at home by themselves, raise 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 sterilizing and purifying 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 comfortable, and produce a refreshing like the spleen of the 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.
Sixth method of fishing:
Fishing is also a good recreational activity for the elderly. Older people through fishing can not only enjoy the fun of fish on the hook, but also cultivate the body and mind. Suitable for fishing places are mostly in the countryside, often go to the countryside to walk, itself is a kind of exercise. Secondly, the waterfront riverside, the air is exceptionally fresh, high negative ion content, people feel relaxed, relaxed and happy, is conducive to the body's metabolism, can play a sedative, hypnotic, blood pressure, reduce fatigue effect.
Additionally, when fishing, waiting for the fish on the hook, the joy and relaxation of the feelings overflowing, so as to achieve the best health realm of the internal no worries of the patient, no body fatigue outside. Fishing when the elderly focus on fishing, can help the elderly to forget the troubles in life, into the entertainment.
Seventh method of calligraphy and painting:
Practicing calligraphy, painting are a kind of art, some people practicing calligraphy, painting is compared to not qigong qigong exercise. First of all, calligraphy pay attention to the idea, practice must be calm and quiet, full attention, exclude distractions, which is the same as qigong breathing exercise and intention to keep.
Secondly, calligraphy and painting are all about posture, requiring the head to be upright, the shoulders to be level, the chest to be open and the back to be straight, and the wrists to be suspended when lifting, so that the whole body's strength is concentrated in the upper limbs, which is very close to the posture of qigong practice. Elderly people usually practice calligraphy, painting, the process requires concentration, quiet mind to do these things, can help the elderly to cultivate the body and mind. Calligraphy and painting can also be a tool for some older people to communicate and explore with others.
Eighth way to play games:
Playing games is not only for children, but also for the elderly. For example, drumming, ring for treasure, guessing will be, drawing noses and other games, can make the elderly friends get fun from it. By organizing activities with the participation of the elderly, rich in communication and suitable for the characteristics of the elderly, in order to promote the exchange and communication between the elderly, to create a sense of belonging, and to maintain a healthy state of mind.
Through the game to enrich the recreational life, improve the enthusiasm of the elderly, strengthen the communication and interaction between the elderly, so that the elderly have fun and enhance the physical and mental health of the elderly. 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 dementia.