{"id":1470,"date":"2020-12-17T17:57:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/middletn\/?p=954"},"modified":"2020-12-17T17:57:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:57:38","slug":"senior-care-belle-meade-tn-how-can-exercise-keep-your-senior-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/blog\/senior-care-belle-meade-tn-how-can-exercise-keep-your-senior-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Exercise Keep Your Senior Driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>One of the battles you and your senior might have had could revolve around her <strong><em>ability to continue to drive<\/em><\/strong>. If her mobility is challenged and she\u2019s lost some of her strength, then driving might not be the safest activity for her. Exercise could help many areas of her life, including driving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Driving and Mobility Are Interrelated  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bigstock-driving-a-car-108004826-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Senior Care Belle Meade TN - How Can Exercise Keep Your Senior Driving? \" class=\"wp-image-955\" \/><figcaption>Senior Care Belle Meade TN &#8211; How Can Exercise Keep Your Senior Driving? <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving, like other activities, becomes more difficult as your senior\u2019s mobility becomes more challenging. Whether she\u2019s trying to see over her shoulder or just get into the car, if your senior\u2019s mobility is hampered, so too are those activities. Talk to your senior about what isn\u2019t as easy to do behind the wheel anymore. You\u2019re looking for things like controlling the car easily or being able to see what\u2019s happening around the car.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Her Body Functions Better <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exercise helps all of this because when your senior moves her body more, her body functions better. The human body likes to move, regardless of age. But it\u2019s important to remember that when you\u2019re talking about exercise, you\u2019re talking about moving more, in fun ways. This doesn\u2019t have to involve anything that she doesn\u2019t enjoy or that is difficult or impossible for her. This is all about helping her to maintain her muscles and move as well as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Talk to Her Doctor about a Plan <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any time you and your senior are thinking about starting an exercise plan, you need to bring her doctor into the discussion. Her doctor can help you to craft a plan for moving more that helps your senior with her fitness goals, including continuing to drive safely, while also being safe for her to do. It\u2019s important that your elderly family member doesn\u2019t overdo it, because that\u2019s just going to lead to injury and bigger problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Keep up with Results and Changes <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracking your senior\u2019s success is really important. It\u2019s hard to see those changes when they\u2019re happening slowly, and exercise brings slow changes. Talk to your elderly family member about whether the things that she was finding challenging about driving are still a problem or whether those issues have resolved. If she\u2019s not getting results quickly enough to be safe behind the wheel, it might be a good idea to even temporarily have senior care providers drive for her. This ensures that she\u2019s safe and mobile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main concern is that your elderly family member is as safe as she can be if she\u2019s still driving, of course.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If you or an aging loved-one are considering <em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/services\/personal-care\/\">Senior Care Services in Belle Meade TN<\/a><\/em>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home. Serving Middle Tennessee (Nashville, Brentwood, Belle Meade, Franklin, Spring Hill, Columbia, Pulaski, and more!) Call today: 629-203-7925.<\/strong>  <\/h4>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSenior Care Belle Meade TN-One of the battles you and your senior might have had could revolve around her ability to continue to drive. 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