Yoga, in any form, can provide many physical and mental benefits to anyone – young and old alike. Yoga improves flexibility, respiration, cardio health, and even provides a bit of protection from injury. Yoga can also decrease stress and reduce inflammation. While yoga as we know it may be too taxing for some older adults, chair yoga can be practiced…
We hear it almost daily as we drive to work, or between programs we watch on the TV. It’s the message about how exercise is important, or should be important, in our daily lives. Seniors who exercise get results. In fact, older adults who maintain a consistent exercise regimen can have hearts that look 30 years younger! This article from…
Our March theme of discussions about senior vision continues. Lifestyle changes, including good nutrition, can help delay or prevent certain eye problems in older adults. According to All About Vision, here’s how to protect aging eyes. Age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts commonly cause impaired vision and blindness in older adults. But lifestyle changes, including good nutrition,…
According to this article in AARP, It’s never too late to experience the benefits of yoga. And it can be particularly helpful for seniors to help build strength and reduce anxiety. Thirty-eight years ago, cardiologist Dean Ornish, M.D., made headlines with his claim that yoga and meditation, when combined with improvements in diet and exercise habits, could reverse heart disease….
New studies show that a well-designed exercise program for seniors can delay or prevent loss of cognitive functioning well after age 90! Read the following article from the Huffington Post for help in designing an effective exercise plan. As the weather turns cold, we have a natural tendency to hibernate and neglect our need for exercise. Generally, developing fitness plans…
According to this article in the Washington Post, even at age 70 or older, the choices you make about exercise, eating and your health remain important and can help with healthy aging. At this point in life, it’s worth taking a second look. As Miriam C. Morey, an expert on aging at Duke University , put it, seniors “need to…
This article from Time Health focuses on healthy aging and points out ways to keep your brain young. Society tells us that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks—that it’s harder for adults to learn new skills than it is for kids. And in many ways, that’s true: Babies have nothing to do but eat, sleep, and learn, while…
Can’t think of what to do with your aging parents this summer? You know outdoor games and activities are good for them, but everything you think of seems too rigorous. Take a look at this article. There are many outdoor games for seniors and activities that foster socializing, physical activity, and fun. These include both sports and casual yard games…
According to Everyday Health, seniors benefit from outdoor activities. Green spaces in cities benefit residents of all ages. Now, British researchers say, they may also boost older people’s mental well-being. “We found that older participants experienced beneficial effects of green space whilst walking between busy built urban environments and urban green space environments,” said study author Chris Neale. “Indeed, this…
In this article from the Huffington Post, the author goes through the summertime heat danger signs and what to do if you encounter these problems. Most people don’t realize that extreme summer heat causes thousands of heat-related illnesses in the U.S. each year, and kills more people than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined. Seniors are among the most…