I have got to tell you, it is wonderful to see so many seniors staying active with their morning or evening walks. More and more people are out, enjoying the challenge of remaining functional and healthy through regular physical activity.
They are out landscaping their beautiful lawns, completing household chores, and detailing their vehicles in record numbers. Also, the gyms are packed with older adults and senior exercisers and I absolutely love to see them.
Hooray to all the senior exercisers. Pat yourselves on the back, because you deserve it, and thank you for being such positive role models to us all. At the gym, senior exercisers are awesome, not only because they have a calming presence that projects a positive environment, but they are always ready and willing to share a wise tale or two in between sets, and their is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Furthermore, it has been my experience, especially for seniors that this type of friendly communication should be a part of their health improvement program considering the importance of keeping the mind and body challenged through interaction.
It all goes back to that old phrase “if you use it you won’t lose it.” I have respect for all seniors because I truly believe they have great wisdom for life, so to see so many taking their health serious and sticking with their programs speaks volumes of how important exercise really is.
Everyone agrees with me that there is nothing more important than staying healthy and active as we age. I say, the time to start proactively taking care of ourselves is now, because every one of us is going to grow older.
I don’t know about you, but it fires me up like nothing else when I see someone 50- 70 years old trekking through their walk with a passion, or challenging themselves with core strengthening abdominal exercises that burn the belly. Their efforts motivate me to push hard through my workouts as best I can. I just can’t help but think. If they have the courage to stay strong, active and healthy, what excuses do I have being 20 or 30 years younger? I only hope I can be as inspirational to them in return through my workouts and weekly words of encouragement.
And you’d think with all that work going on, all you’d hear from senior exercisers would be a bunch of moans and groans of pain and digust. But on the contrary my friends, every senior I’ve spoken to over the years who trains like a champion regularly, only speaks of how healthy they nourish their bodies, how blessed they are, how well they are performing, and how good they feel. Now that’s what life is all about! Look out now...the seniors are living large and taking charge of their fitness goals, and once again, I absolutely love it.
Fitness friends please help me spread the message like wildfire. I challenge everyone, including myself, to make a special effort to keep the seniors in our lives healthy, eating better, feeling better, and more active. A little bit goes a very long way when it comes to fitness. Taking steps in this area can be as simple as asking Mom and Dad or the grandparents to go for a walk this evening. Helping a loving senior become involved in a physical activity program like chair aerobics, water aerobics, or yoga classes. My mother is 75 years old, and she had the time of her life recently playing one of those Wii- Interactive gaming systems you hook up to the television. You stand on a pad, turn on the game, and wiggle your hips and the person on the screen moves just like you do, and in this case she was hula hooping. If Mom didn’t wiggle enough the lady on the screen would drop the hula hoop. Mom had great fun, but I was also excited because she was challenging her coordination and getting some much-needed physical activity. Just be careful which game you choose, because some of them can make you move mechanically incorrect.
These movements may or may not be for everyone so check with your health care professional first, and certainly don’t play the game for hours at a time to avoid overworking. It’s just an idea, OK? I am asking you to be creative because their are numerous ways to help the seniors in our lives stay or become more active. Now of course, if you are one of those super seniors who are self-sufficient in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, proceed with a caring passion on your own, and ask for help whenever necessary.
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I have got to tell you, it is wonderful to see so many seniors staying active with their morning or evening walks. More and more people are out, enjoying the challenge of remaining functional and healthy through regular physical activity.
They are out landscaping their beautiful lawns, completing household chores, and detailing their vehicles in record numbers. Also, the gyms are packed with older adults and senior exercisers and I absolutely love to see them.
Hooray to all the senior exercisers. Pat yourselves on the back, because you deserve it, and thank you for being such positive role models to us all. At the gym, senior exercisers are awesome, not only because they have a calming presence that projects a positive environment, but they are always ready and willing to share a wise tale or two in between sets, and their is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Furthermore, it has been my experience, especially for seniors that this type of friendly communication should be a part of their health improvement program considering the importance of keeping the mind and body challenged through interaction.
It all goes back to that old phrase “if you use it you won’t lose it.” I have respect for all seniors because I truly believe they have great wisdom for life, so to see so many taking their health serious and sticking with their programs speaks volumes of how important exercise really is.
Everyone agrees with me that there is nothing more important than staying healthy and active as we age. I say, the time to start proactively taking care of ourselves is now, because every one of us is going to grow older.
I don’t know about you, but it fires me up like nothing else when I see someone 50- 70 years old trekking through their walk with a passion, or challenging themselves with core strengthening abdominal exercises that burn the belly. Their efforts motivate me to push hard through my workouts as best I can. I just can’t help but think. If they have the courage to stay strong, active and healthy, what excuses do I have being 20 or 30 years younger? I only hope I can be as inspirational to them in return through my workouts and weekly words of encouragement.
And you’d think with all that work going on, all you’d hear from senior exercisers would be a bunch of moans and groans of pain and digust. But on the contrary my friends, every senior I’ve spoken to over the years who trains like a champion regularly, only speaks of how healthy they nourish their bodies, how blessed they are, how well they are performing, and how good they feel. Now that’s what life is all about! Look out now...the seniors are living large and taking charge of their fitness goals, and once again, I absolutely love it.
Fitness friends please help me spread the message like wildfire. I challenge everyone, including myself, to make a special effort to keep the seniors in our lives healthy, eating better, feeling better, and more active. A little bit goes a very long way when it comes to fitness. Taking steps in this area can be as simple as asking Mom and Dad or the grandparents to go for a walk this evening. Helping a loving senior become involved in a physical activity program like chair aerobics, water aerobics, or yoga classes. My mother is 75 years old, and she had the time of her life recently playing one of those Wii- Interactive gaming systems you hook up to the television. You stand on a pad, turn on the game, and wiggle your hips and the person on the screen moves just like you do, and in this case she was hula hooping. If Mom didn’t wiggle enough the lady on the screen would drop the hula hoop. Mom had great fun, but I was also excited because she was challenging her coordination and getting some much-needed physical activity. Just be careful which game you choose, because some of them can make you move mechanically incorrect.
These movements may or may not be for everyone so check with your health care professional first, and certainly don’t play the game for hours at a time to avoid overworking. It’s just an idea, OK? I am asking you to be creative because their are numerous ways to help the seniors in our lives stay or become more active. Now of course, if you are one of those super seniors who are self-sufficient in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, proceed with a caring passion on your own, and ask for help whenever necessary.
