How to stay fit in your 60s? -

“Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”
-Betty Friedan

Aging is inevitable for everyone and people accumulate more chronic conditions as they get older and older. Aging is influenced by many things – but becoming active can slow aging and increase life expectancy. Some factors are out of your control, such as the aging process and menopause, but you can adopt good habits and a healthy lifestyle that will help you live better, and perhaps, longer.

The type and amount of exercise you should do changes as you get old. To ensure that you are doing the right type of exercise for your age, follow this simple guide.

Exercises that you can follow:-

Make a routine of a combination of aerobic and resistance work as well as an activity to challenge your balance.
Try ballroom dancing or other forms of dancing leads to a fun and sociable way to exercise.
Instead of inactive visits to family and friends, go for a walk together. It will keep you motivated and boost your health more than solitary exercise. So your mantra will be-‘Walk and Talk’
Incorporate strength and flexibility exercises twice a week.
For chronic overloading means, diversify your exercise programme by incorporating cross-training i.e. if you are a runner, incorporate cycling or swimming to avoid overloading any part of your body.
Recovery after strenuous exercise is slower as you age and can take up to five days. So exercise smart.
Think of yourself and reduce stress. Some activities may help you to relax such as yoga or meditation.
See to your health professionals regularly, follow their advice and taking your medications every day as prescribed by them.
Spend time with the people you love, go out to see a show and grasp the opportunities to have a good laugh because your health and happiness depend in part on the time you take out for yourself to have fun.

These are all effective ways to promote longer and healthier life.

If you are experiencing unplanned weight loss, exhaustion, slowness, weakness of grip and physical inactivity you may be considered frail, which will leave you vulnerable to even minor health stresses. So now it’s high time to build more physical activity into your daily life.

Even if you intake little exercise, it will have major health benefits because doing any type of activity at all is better than none. Even chair-based exercises or practicing sit-to-stand can be a great start.

Feeling a bit out of breath with exercise is normal and some initial aches and joint pain are fine. But if it is more serious then you should see your doctor immediately.

Whatever your state of health, it’s never too late to get the benefits of being more physically active. The main message is to keep moving throughout your life. Be addicted to sustained exercise because it benefits health most.