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National Institutes of HealthExercise for Seniors
Also called: Seniors' fitness
Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. There are four main types and each type is different. Doing them all will give you more benefits.
- Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. Brisk walking or jogging, dancing, swimming, and biking are examples.
- Strength exercises make your muscles stronger. Lifting weights or using a resistance band can build strength.
- Balance exercises help prevent falls
- Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber
NIH: National Institute on Aging
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Start Here
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
(National Institute on Aging)
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
Overviews
- Include All 4 Types of Exercise (Endurance, Strength, Balance, Flexibility)
- Also available in Spanish
- JAMA Patient Page: Fitness for Older Adults(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- You're Never Too Old: Keep Active As You Age
- Include All 4 Types of Exercise (Endurance, Strength, Balance, Flexibility)
Latest News
- Muscle Weakness Affects 1 in 5 Americans Over 80(01/28/2015, HealthDay)
- Jogging May Help Seniors Walk Better(11/24/2014, HealthDay)
Alternative Therapy
- Tai Chi: An Introduction
- Yoga for Health
- Tai Chi: An Introduction
Coping
- Building Up the Benefits
- Fitting Exercise and Physical Activity into Your Day
- Also available in Spanish
- Get Active! Your Keys to Success
- Also available in Spanish
- Give Me an A for Activity! Motivating Others to Be Physically Active
- Help I'm Stuck! Getting over That Exercise Plateau
- Helping Older Family Members Become More Active
- Making a Plan to Be More Active
- Making an Exercise Buddy Agreement
- Overcoming Barriers to Exercise: No More Excuses
- Reaching Your Fitness Goals
- Starting to Exercise Again After a Break
- Also available in Spanish
- Staying Motivated to Stay Active
- Also available in Spanish
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- Building Up the Benefits
Specific Conditions
- Find Your Starting Point: Activity Log
- Getting Started: What's Your Fitness Level?
- Also available in Spanish
- How Much Physical Activity Do Older Adults Need?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Making Physical Activity a Part of an Older Adult's Life(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Measuring Your Fitness Progress
- Also available in Spanish
- Stay Safe! Use Proper Form While Strength Training
- Staying Safe during Exercise and Physical Activity
- Also available in Spanish
- Three Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Exercise
- Why Strength Training?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Yoga and Older Adults
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- Find Your Starting Point: Activity Log
Related Issues
- Exercise Helps Ease Arthritis Pain and Stiffness(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Exercise Tips for Travelers
- Exercising in a Safe Environment
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercising with Osteoporosis: Stay Active the Safe Way(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Finding Activities You Enjoy
- Finding the Right Fitness Trainer
- Fitness Centers Aren't Just for "Kids"
- Fitness Shoes and Clothes
- Fun Ideas for Being Active All Year
- Indoor Activities
- JAMA Patient Page: Frailty in Older Adults(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Real-Life Benefits of Exercise and Physical Activity
- Also available in Spanish
- Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults
- Also available in Spanish
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Pictures & Photographs
- Try These Exercises
- Workout to Go: A Sample Exercise Routine
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- Try These Exercises
Health Check Tools
- SuperTracker: My Foods. My Fitness. My Health.(Department of Agriculture)
- Target Heart Rate Calculator(American Cancer Society)
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Tutorials
- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
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- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
Videos
- Go4Life
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- Go4Life
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Exercise for Seniors
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Physical Fitness for Seniors
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- ClinicalTrials.gov: Exercise for Seniors
Research
- Association Between Physical Fitness and Dementia(American College of Physicians)- PDF
- Do Exercise and Physical Activity Protect the Brain?
- Physical Activity and Alzheimer's-Related Hippocampal Atrophy
- Study Quantifies Physical Demands of Yoga in Seniors
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Investigating the effects of negative-calorie diet compared with low-calorie diet...
- Article: Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living...
- Article: Prescribing physical activity for healthy aging: longitudinal follow-up and mixed...
- Exercise for Seniors -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
Definitions of Health Terms: Fitness
- Physical Activity: Glossary of Terms(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Directories
- AAAs/ Title VI Agencies (Area Agencies on Aging)(National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
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Organizations
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