Promoting physical activity in older adults is indespensable to lessen the effects of aging and preserve functional capacity of the elderly. There are several types of activities that can and should be promoted at this age.
Some of them are:
a. Aerobic Activities:
is recommended the implementation of low impact activities such as walking, cycling or pedal the bicycle, swimming, hydro, climbing stairs, dancing, yoga, tai chi chuan and low-impact aerobics. These activities are preferable to high-impact calls, such as jogging, running, jumping or playing sports like volleyball or basketball and high impact aerobics, which have large lesion prevalence in this age of life.
Exercise is not in the strict sense of the word, but according to its promoters improves circulation, tones muscles and helps to keep the figure. It’s called passive exercise, a technique that uses equipment with a system of low voltage electrodes are placed on your buttocks, legs and abdomen to stimulate the muscles in those areas unintentionally.
General and specific benefits
The benefits of water gymnastics
Physical Education is the set of physical exercises and sports which aims to promote the harmonious development of the body.
Why should I exercise?
“View” flies fly in the field of vision and light flashes, trouble reading or distinguishing the environment at night, pain or pressure in one or both eyes, seeing double, blurred or distorted or have difficulty discerning objects on the ends visual field. These are some indicators that reveal a problem with the retina of people dabéticas. One of the possible causes: diabetic retinopathy. In this situation, one must see an ophthalmologist immediately.
Early Detection
Emmetropia