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National Institutes of HealthExercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. There are four main types and each type is different. Doing them all will give you more benefits.
- Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. Brisk walking or jogging, dancing, swimming, and biking are examples.
- Strength exercises make your muscles stronger. Lifting weights or using a resistance band can build strength.
- Balance exercises help prevent falls
- Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber
NIH: National Institute on Aging
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Exercise for Seniors is the National Institute on Aging
Start Here
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide
- Also available in Spanish
- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
(National Institute on Aging)
- Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
Overviews
- JAMA Patient Page: Fitness for Older Adults(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Seniors and Exercise(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- You're Never Too Old: Keep Active As You Age
Latest News
- Activity Levels May Decrease After Retirement(12/19/2013, Reuters Health)
- Sedentary Behavior and Your Health
(12/18/2013, HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Exercising with Arthritis(12/09/2013, HealthDay)
- Exercise Later in Life Tied to Healthy Aging(12/05/2013, Reuters Health)
- More News on Exercise for Seniors
Alternative Therapy
- Tai Chi: A Gentle Way to Fight Stress(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Tai Chi: An Introduction
- Yoga for Health
Specific Conditions
- How Much Physical Activity Do Older Adults Need?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Making Physical Activity a Part of an Older Adult's Life(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Staying Active As You Age(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Warm Up, Cool Down and Be Flexible(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Why Strength Training?(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Related Issues
- Exercise Helps Ease Arthritis Pain and Stiffness(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Exercising with Osteoporosis: Stay Active the Safe Way(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Frailty in Older Adults(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults
- Also available in Spanish
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Pictures & Photographs
- Try These Exercises
- Workout to Go: A Sample Exercise Routine
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- Try These Exercises
Health Check Tools
- SuperTracker: My Foods. My Fitness. My Health.(Department of Agriculture)
- Target Heart Rate Calculator(American Cancer Society)
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Tutorials
- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
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- Exercise: Benefits of Exercise
Videos
- Go4Life
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- Go4Life
Anatomy/Physiology
- Effects of Aging(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Physical Fitness
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Exercise for Seniors
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Physical Fitness for Seniors
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- ClinicalTrials.gov: Physical Fitness
Research
- Association Between Physical Fitness and Dementia(American College of Physicians)- PDF
- Study Quantifies Physical Demands of Yoga in Seniors
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Other options better than vitamin D for knee arthritis.
- Article: The influence of active exercise in low positions on the...
- Article: Home-based walking exercise intervention in peripheral artery disease: a randomized...
- Article: Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes.
- Exercise for Seniors -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Physical Activity: Glossary of Terms(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Directories
- AAAs/ Title VI Agencies (Area Agencies on Aging)(National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
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Organizations
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