Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Walking is good for you.

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Spring is almost here and you should be thinking about getting in shape after a long cold winter. Are you ready to discover the fabulous wor...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

Summertime is a time to havefun

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Summer is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the outdoors, but some seniors don’t have the desire or energy to go hiking, swimming or fis...
Sunday, July 2, 2023

Should seniors exercise this summer?

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T here are several reasons why we should exercise regularly.   Exercise plays a key role in maintaining and improving physical health. Reg...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Over 65 you should exercise

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 If you’re over 65, exercise can be an important part of your life. Not only does it help keep your body strong and healthy, but it also hel...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

What types of exercise increase immune function?

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Do something that increases your heart rate, meaning you push the pace a bit when you walk to recruit immune cells into circulation. The Med...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

More Benefits of exercise

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 Harvard Medical School states, “Exercising regularly, every day if possible, is the single most important thing you can do for your health....
Monday, March 27, 2023

The benefits of exercise

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The immune system responds to exercise, with the extent and duration reflecting the degree of physiological stress imposed by the workload. ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Pickleball is the latest craze for seniors.

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Pickleball is a popular recreational sport that has gained widespread popularity in recent years, particularly among seniors. It is a racque...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

WHO’s Global recommendations on physical activity for health

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HO’s Global recommendations on physical activity for health (2010) Below is an extract from these recommendations for adults 65 years and a...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

No pain, no gain?

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On May 1 st Caree Risover wrote on her blog about the pain she suffered when overdoing work in her garden, without stretching. “ I spend al...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Exercise 2

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 Tips for beginners Staying active is vital for overall health, and it is also the best way to build skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle is o...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Stay in shape and live longer 1

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We all want to stay alive and stay healthy as long as we can. There is research that shows muscle-strengthening exercises may lower the risk...
Sunday, March 6, 2022

Getting Up a Good Head of Steam

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When you were thinking about the life, you would live as a senior, you may have held that idea of sitting on a rocking chair and watching th...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Exercise and daily tasks

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  Activities of Daily Living Starting an exercise program is just one important step in taking charge of your health. Proper nutrition and...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Walking in a winter wonderland

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 Deep winter, in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer in the Southern. Walking as an exercise can be done no matter where you live. It is harder ...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

What do you do to exercise?

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What do you do to exercise? I used to be a long-distance runner.  When I was running I became lost in my own world, listening to my breathin...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Activities in the Fall to help keep your energy

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As I write this it is two days before the Fall Equinox, which means summer is just about over and Fall is coming fast. What is your favourit...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Strategies to help strengthen your core and help prevent falls

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Here are some strategies to help strengthen your core and lower-body muscles. Just a note, do not start or change your exercise routine wi...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Sense of Balance

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Fall prevention is one of our most popular workshops, and for good reason, falling kills more women than breast cancer. This is scary, and ...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Happy DOSE Dopamine

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Happy DOSE was written on the whiteboard and the presenter, Leah Palls, who went on to explain what she meant. Happy Dose is a term Leah w...