Exercise & Physical Activity For Healthy Aging Get Fit For ...
EXERCISE & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTHY AGING
GET FIT FOR LIFE
EXERCISE & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTHY AGING
GET FIT FOR LIFE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
2
THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Why Is Physical Activity So Important?
12
GETTING STARTED
What Kinds of Exercises and Physical Activities Improve
Health and Physical Ability?
Endurance
Strength
Balance
Flexibility
20
22
24
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31
Physical Activity and Everyday Activities Go Together
34
How Much Activity Do Older Adults Need?
36
Fit Physical Activity into Your Everyday Life
38
Starting to Be Active Again After a Break
42
No More Excuses! Overcome Barriers to Exercise and
Physical Activity
48
What You Should Know about Exercising with a
Chronic Condition
52
Alzheimer¡¯s disease and related dementias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Type 2 diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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57
58
59
Caregivers and Physical Activity: Take Time for Yourself
60
Sample Exercises: Getting Fit for Life
62
4 | Get Fit for Life
3
4
5
EXERCISE SAFELY
67
STAY ON TRACK
Identify Your Starting Point
77
Set Your Goals
79
Write a Plan to Add Exercise and Physical Activity
to Your Life
82
Stay Motivated to be Active
84
KEEP GOING
Resources
92
Worksheets
102
WHAT¡¯S INSIDE
This booklet will
help you learn about
exercise and physical
activity as you age.
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