{"id":1301,"date":"2019-09-05T18:03:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchingheadev.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/westminster\/?p=87"},"modified":"2019-09-05T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:03:24","slug":"what-types-of-exercise-does-your-senior-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/westminster\/blog\/what-types-of-exercise-does-your-senior-need\/","title":{"rendered":"What Types of Exercise Does Your Senior Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you and your senior first start discussing exercise, you might think there\u2019s not much to it beyond just getting active. But the different types of exercise make a big difference for her. Finding activities that fit into each of these categories gives her a well-rounded exercise plan.<\/strong> <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/westminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bigstock-Active-seniors-with-power-and-116847287.jpg\" alt=\"Senior Care in Thornton CO: Senior Exercise\" class=\"wp-image-88\" \/><figcaption>Senior Care in Thornton CO: Senior Exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Cardio Workouts  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardio workouts get your senior\u2019s big muscles going. Those are muscles like the ones in her legs and in her arms and shoulders. The other muscles that get a workout with cardio are her heart and her lungs. These are exercises that get her blood seriously pumping and that can give her huge benefits. Walking is cardio, as is swimming and riding a bike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Workouts for Balance <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balance workouts are going to help your elderly family member to improve her balance. This is vital because she might be able to avoid a fall if she can develop better balance. Yoga is a balancing workout, because the exercises usually involve spending some time using core muscles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Stretching Workouts <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not just balance that can help your elderly family member to avoid a fall. Stretching exercises allow her to keep her joints limber and ready to accept her movements. If your senior starts to stretch regularly, she can even improve her range of motion in some of her joints. Stretching workouts can be incredibly helpful if your elderly family member has arthritis or other problems with her joints and muscles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Workouts that Build Strength <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your senior naturally loses muscle tone over time. The problem with that is if she\u2019s not doing anything to maintain her existing muscle, she\u2019ll become incredibly weak over time. Even light weightlifting can help your elderly family member to maintain the muscles she has now. She might even find herself building back some of the muscle she\u2019s lost recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Keeping Her Moving <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your senior starts a new exercise program, it\u2019s important to keep her motivated. Remind her about her goals and let her move at her own pace. It might help to make sure she\u2019s got an exercise buddy. If that can\u2019t be you, elder care providers can fill in. Having a reward system can also help to keep her motivated. Whatever works is something you\u2019ll want to stick with for the long run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your senior\u2019s doctor can make sure that she\u2019s safe to exercise, so it\u2019s important to have that conversation before you start lining up workouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>If you or an aging loved-one is considering <a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/westminster\/contact\/\">Senior Care in Thornton, CO<\/a>,\u202fplease contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home today at 303-255-4071. <\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Care in Thornton CO: Exercise isn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s something that can help your senior immensely. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,33],"tags":[39,41],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senior-care-in-thornton-co","category-senior-health","tag-senior-care-in-thornton-co","tag-senior-exercise"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Types of Exercise Does Your Senior Need? 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