How can the elderly exercise scientifically?

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-01

As we age, a series of changes have taken place in our body shape and function, so we should adjust the way we exercise, and correctly understand exercise to avoid unhealthy "reverse movement".

Branch** movesCommon exercise misconceptionsExercise time"Walk a hundred steps after eating, live to ninety-nine" is not just after eating and put down the chopsticks to exercise, because just after eating, the gastrointestinal tract begins to digest food, if you start exercising immediately after eating, especially strenuous exercise, it will not be able to make the food fully contact with the digestive juice and be digested and utilized, which will cause indigestion.

Exercise intensity: The elderly generally have osteoporosis, and strenuous exercise is easy to cause fractures or joint dislocations.

Sports grounds: The carbon dioxide content in the air before the sun comes out is high, and pollutants accumulate in the air, and breathing these dirty air will have harmful effects on the human body. In addition, the roadside with a lot of traffic is not suitable for exercise, and a large amount of carbon dioxide is accumulated.

Get the right way to exerciseExercising on an empty stomach is prone to hypoglycemia, and it is recommended to exercise 1-2 hours after meals;

Choose a workout method that suits you, and should not move too much and the intensity too high;

Go out and exercise after the sun comes out.

Post-workout considerationsDo not bathe immediately after exercisingThe cold bath will immediately constrict due to the sudden stimulation of blood vessels, increase the resistance of blood circulation, increase the burden on the heart and lungs, and reduce the body's resistance at the same time, people are easy to get sick, and if they take a hot bath, they will continue to increase the blood flow in the first place, and the blood will flow too much into the muscles and the first in the heart, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, dizziness and dizziness in the light, collapse and shock in the heavy, and it is easy to induce other chronic diseases.

It is not advisable to drink water quickly after exercise, will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, so that the gastric juice is diluted, which not only reduces the bactericidal effect of gastric juice, but also hinders the digestion of food. Drinking water too fast will also increase the blood volume too quickly, suddenly increase the burden on the heart, cause temporary disorders of electrolytes such as potassium and sodium in the body, and even heart failure, heart tightness and bloating.

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