According to national experts, daily exercise and physical activity can enhance your life in many ways: improving your balance, increasing your overall strength, and even boosting your mood. Exercise can also lessen the impact of conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and depression.
Experts recommend four types of exercise for older adults:
Endurance Exercises like brisk walking and dancing improve your heart, lung, and circulatory health, and make tasks like climbing stairs and mowing the lawn easier.
Strength Exercises involving lifting weights or using resistance bands can help with activities like carrying groceries or heavy laundry, or lifting grandchildren.
Balance Exercises will help reduce the risk of falls, a major concern as we get older.
Stretching/Flexibility Exercises allow your body to move more freely when you’re turning your head to back up your car, or bending over to tie your shoes.
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