Exercises for seniors

Older people’s cardiorespiratory function as well as the ability to exercise appear different degrees of decline, suitable for older people’s exercise exercise generally to aerobic exercise, jogging, swimming, tai chi and other main. 1. Jogging: Jogging can enhance the heart’s pumping ability and lung respiratory function, improve blood circulation, reduce blood lipids, blood pressure and blood sugar, and sufficient exercise can prompt the brain to secrete dopamine and other neurotransmitters that are beneficial to people. 2. Swimming: Swimming is a kind of systemic aerobic activity, which can enhance systemic blood circulation, and it can also lower blood pressure, blood fat, blood sugar, and reduce the risk of stroke. And for patients with hip and knee arthritis or after joint surgery, etc., it can provide a stress-reducing training method. 3. Taijiquan: exercise taijiquan to use abdominal breathing exercise diaphragm and abdominal muscles, can enhance respiratory function. Through the slower movements to enhance body control, improve motor function and muscle endurance. It is recommended that the elderly exercise training under the guidance of the doctor, according to the strength, safe exercise to avoid accidents.