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A recent poll published in the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine found something interesting for the adult population: The old gym class at the school has something to do. According to the findings, the PE classes offered back in the day turned quite a few people off exercise for life. Years later, the people interviewed recalled yelling teachers, boring routines and calisthenics, uncomfortable comparisons with others, and the humiliation of being picked last when teams were chosen … to say nothing of embarrassment and bullying in the shower room. For many of us, physical fitness seemed like an unpleasant obligation that we were quick to abandon once a grade didn’t hang over our head.
That’s too bad because study after study shows that staying physically active is the top factor when it comes to healthy aging. Exercise strengthens muscles, heart, and lungs. It staves off a host of diseases. Exercise is one of the best things we can do for our brains, as well. For example, you’re probably familiar with those “tip of the tongue” memory lapses where you find yourself saying “Wait, wait, don’t tell me!” A 2018 study from the University of Birmingham in the UK found that seniors who exercise regularly struggle much less to find words to express themselves.
You go to the gym to stimulate muscle growth, just as you use a brain fitness program to increase Brain connections. The benefits of physical exercise, have positive effects on brain function on multiple fronts, ranging from the molecular to behavioral level.
So if you want to develop a new relationship with exercise, these 4 topics might help:
When it comes to keeping seniors active, professional home care services can be a big plus. The caregiver can provide supervision and encouragement during exercise at home, or take clients out to an exercise class, to the pool, or for a walk at the mall when it’s too cold, too hot, or raining.
With a professional caregiver taking over some of the personal care, health care management, and other tasks, this frees up precious time so family caregivers can focus on their own health—and that includes exercise.
At Assisting Hands, we take exercise as one of our major care plan priorities. Write to us to [email protected] now and find the best way to start an exercise plan for you or your beloved one.
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