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7 details that seniors need to pay attention to when exercising

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  1.☆Don’t be alone exercise
  
  elderly Especially the elderly with heart disease, it is best not to exercise alone to ensure safety.
  
  2.☆Don’t rush for success
  
  Elderly people who have just started exercising may wish to gradually increase the amount of exercise. They should exercise at least 3 times a week, and each exercise should not exceed 20 minutes. Later, they can gradually increase the number of exercises and the time of each exercise, and persevere.
  
  3.☆Do not exercise too strenuously
  
  Sprinting and long-distance swimming consume too much physical energy and are not suitable for the elderly. High jump, long jump, aerobics and other sports can easily cause fractures in the elderly with osteoporosis.
  
  4.☆Don’t just engage in one exercise
  
  If you participate in a certain exercise for many years, your interest may be greatly reduced. You may wish to choose a few more items that interest you, which will not only increase your interest in exercise, but also be more beneficial to your body.
  
  5.☆Don’t wear leather shoes to exercise
  
  Some elderly people think that the amount of exercise is small, so they wear leather shoes to exercise "coolly". However, they do not realize that the elderly have many foot diseases and are prone to injuries during exercise.
  
  6.☆Avoid bad weather
  
  Most elderly people who participate in sports are slow to respond. Bad weather may cause various accidents, especially when it is high temperature, extremely cold, strong wind, rain, snow, etc.
  
  7.☆Don’t fail to do preparatory activities
  
  Before the elderly exercise, they must do preparatory activities, such as bending the waist and knees, loosening the muscles, and taking deep breaths.

7 details that seniors need to pay attention to when exercising

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