December 29, 2009

Carol Carbutti, Owner Of Comfort Keepers Of Wallingford, CT Would Like To Wish Our Seniors And Their Families A Happy New Year and To Encourage Our Healthy Aging Parents To Exercise Daily

By Carol Carbutti

Exercise is one of the factors that help in improving the health and quality of life, especially for a senior citizen. No matter what age they are and even if they have never exercised in their young days, elderly parents can always start at any point of time. It has been proved that there are many benefits of exercising in their golden years, as most seniors have started taking it seriously and living longer and healthier.

To promote healthy aging family caregivers need to encourage daily exercise.  Personal care companions and family caregivers can seek medical advice during a senior client’s medical checkup to find the right exercise routine to prevent injuries.

Comfort Keepers of Wallingford, CT wants caregiving families to realize that as the body ages the muscle mass in the body decreases. Exercising your muscles helps the body in many ways.  It keeps the body strong and burns the calories so that the body weight can be maintained. Working the muscles daily also contributes to bone strength and balance of the body. The muscles of the body are interrelated to the neurological system of the body. If you want to perform any action with your muscles, the brain first processes the thought. It then sends signals to the muscles which need to move and perform the action.

It is true that a 60 year old senior will find it difficult to start and maintain a strict exercise program due to the body slowing down.  As one grows older the body’s movements and reflexes decrease, immunity reduces and healing becomes more difficult.  However, science has discovered ways to help an elderly parents aging body to renew itself and make it easier to get the energy needed to participate in an invigorating exercise routine.

Elderly seniors need to maintain optimal health.  It is wise to benefit from the many different ways their diet can be supplemented.  Elderly parents and their caregivers may need to support optimal organ and tissue function with products that have been scientifically proven in clinical studies.

Before your aging parents start a daily exercise program you will need to consult with a doctor or a dietician so that they can check the status of their health.  Family caregivers can also regulate healthy meals and set up a diet according to the doctor’s advice. Ask about the nutritional pyramid and anti aging care. Remind your retired senior to eat the food that suits their body, and not the food that makes them sick, even though they may enjoy it.

It is interesting to note that if your healthy aging mom or dad starts exercising, the muscle patterning improves, even though there is no increase in the muscle mass.  Therefore, exercises can be beneficial for seniors as they can get stronger without building big muscles.  Walking is the most common form of exercise recommended for our elderly seniors, as walking burns the fat in your body and a simple-to-use step counter could be a part of their daily fitness program. Walking generally helps our aging parents sleep better at night so that they can wake up fresh the next morning.  A senior should make walking a part of everyday life; it will contribute to their overall health.  You can also check with your community senior center to see if there are any walking programs.  Another idea is to start a walking group, where people of the same age group can walk together.

Strength exercises for your at home senior should be done with care, especially if one is starting for the first time. Our retired seniors need to go slow and build up step by step, so that they don’t lose confidence and give it up totally. There are certain safety tips which every senior should be aware of. While doing strength exercises in a fitness center, concentrate on their breathing. They should never hold their breath, as it may affect the blood pressure. A senior citizens body is not agile, so have them avoid jerking and thrusting movements, just make the movements smooth and steady. The muscles may remain sore for a few days and there may be slight fatigue as well. But there should not be exhaustion and sore joints. If painful muscle pulls should occur, the exercises are not being done properly. Muscle exercises are otherwise helpful for elderly men, whereas brisk walks help aging women to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.

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