Preventive care – middle-aged and elderly people should exercise more

As we age, the metabolism of the elderly body will be reduced and delayed, and the tissue structure and cellular physiological function of each organ will gradually appear aging phenomenon. Proper exercise is precisely the positive aspect to improve physical fitness, enhance organ function and delay the aging of cell metabolism and function. 1. Proper exercise plays a good role in coordinating and pacifying both the brain and the peripheral nervous system. Insist on exercise to make the elderly adapt to the external environment, coordinate the excitation and inhibition process of the brain have improved and improved the effect, so that they are responsive, correct movements, not easy to fatigue, full of vigor and vitality. Especially for people who work mentally, physical exercise helps sleep and rest. 2, exercise can enhance the heart and vascular function. The aging of the cardiovascular system of the elderly often appear faster heart rate, weakened myocardial contraction, reduced heart beat out volume and vascular elasticity decline. Older people who can not adhere to exercise activities, increased activity will appear palpitations, shortness of breath, chest tightness and dizziness and other discomfort. Properly exercised elderly people often make the heart muscle strong and powerful, the vascular elasticity is enhanced, the lumen is widened, the coronary artery is rich in collateral circulation, the myocardial blood supply is improved, and the whole cardiovascular system is in a good state of compensation. 3, exercise can increase lung capacity, strong whistle muscle, improve the whistle function. In the resting state of the alveoli become active open, more alveoli involved in the whistle, inhale more oxygen, exhale more carbon dioxide, the overall improvement in lung function. 4, regular activities to promote appetite, strengthen the gastrointestinal motility, promote the secretion of digestive juices, accelerate the digestion and absorption of food. At the same time to speed up the body metabolism, promote the full use of glycogen in the muscle, with the role of lowering blood sugar. 5, regular exercise can strengthen the elasticity and toughness of joints and ligaments, increase the flexibility and stability of joints, help prevent muscular atrophy and frozen shoulder, delay osteoporosis, and improve the ability to resist fractures. In addition, exercise can enhance the vitality of the hematopoietic system, strengthen the body’s immunity, and improve self-regulation and resistance to disease. Exercise can improve general physical and mental health in order to play a role in preventing and dispelling diseases, and enhance the vitality and pleasure of the body.