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the limitations of any medical conditions whole body, and it requires good balance…
you have. and calm focus. If you carry or pull your
Walking - simple and effective! It builds clubs, that is even more of a workout. But
your stamina, strengthens lower body even using a cart is worth it. You are still
muscles, and helps fight against bone working your muscles and getting in steps
diseases like osteoporosis. It is easy to along with fresh air and stress relief.
work into your day. You can go solo or Cycling - It is especially good when you
make it social. At a moderate pace, you will have stiff or sore joints, because your legs
get exercise and still be able to chat with a do not have to support your weight. The
friend/s. action gets your blood moving and builds
Jogging - If you like to sweat a bit more muscles on both the front and back of
when you exercise, try jogging to get your your legs and hips. You use your abs for
heart rate up. As long as you take it slow balance and your arms and shoulders to
and steady, wear the right shoes, and take steer. Because there is resistance, you are
walking breaks, your joints should be fine. strengthening your bones, too. Specially
Soft surfaces, like a track or grass, may also designed bike frames and saddles can make
help. Pay attention to your calves and hips, riding safer and easier for various health
with extra stretching and strengthening to issues.
lessen your chance of injuries. Tennis - Racquet sports, including
tennis, squash, and badminton, may be
particularly good at keeping you alive
longer and for lowering your chance of
dying from heart disease. Playing tennis,
two-or-three times a week is linked to better
stamina and reaction times, lower body fat,
and higher “good” HDL cholesterol. And
it builds bones, especially in your arm,
low back, and neck. Play doubles for a less
Dancing - It does not really matter what intense, more social workout.
kind: ballroom, line, square, even dance-
based aerobics classes like Zumba and
Jazzercise. Dancing helps your endurance,
strengthens your muscles, and improves
your balance. It burns a lot of calories
because it gets you moving in all directions.
Research shows learning new moves is
really good for your brain, too. Plus, you
could be having so much fun, you might not
notice you are doing exercise.
Golfing - Much of the benefit of this sport Strength Training - Muscle loss is one of
comes from walking: an average round the main reasons people feel less energetic
is more than 10,000 steps, or about 5 as they get older. When you lift weights,
miles! In addition, your swing uses your work out on machines, use resistance
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