The importance of keeping fit in later years
Keeping fit and exercising outdoors - in a park or on the beach - is beneficial for your health and well-being. Exposure to the sun also allows your body to make vitamin D.
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- Be active and do plenty of walking.
- Practise yoga or simple stretches.
- Try body-weight exercises, such as squats, leg lifts, and arm raises.
- Do exercises that increase muscular strength, such as weight-training.
- Take up activities that are good for the heart and lungs, such as swimming or gardening. Remember to begin any new exercise gently to avoid injury.
Lisa Hark, PhD RD & Dr Darwin Deen
Nutrition for Life Copyright © 2005 Dorling Kindersley Text copyright © 2005 Lisa Hark and Darwin Deen
Posted 14.02.2011
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