Exercise Tips For The Elderly Mrr Ebook

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Exercise can help prevent bone loss, even in individuals already suffering from osteoporosis. A sedentary life style promotes the loss of bone mass and, for several years, doctors and scientists have been educating younger individuals that they can prevent bone loss through a calcium-rich diet and regular activity, including weight-bearing exercise.

Although this is excellent information for individuals who didn't have osteoporosis already, it didn't provide people help for people already suffering from severe bone loss with any way to help strengthen their musculoskeletal systems, prevent falls, or ensure faster recovery.

The great news is that more recent research suggests that individuals with existing osteoporosis can also benefit from exercise because exercising regularly not only cuts down the rate of bone loss, it also conserves remaining bone tissue, reducing the risk of fractures.

It can also help build the muscles surrounding your bones, increase flexibility in the joints, and generally enhance the ability of your muscles, tendons and joints to support and protect the bones.

To further reduce the risk of falls besides exercise, make your living areas safer. A lot of seniors spend a good deal of their time at home, and half to two-thirds of all falls occur in or around the home.

Most fall injuries are caused by falls on the same level, instead of falls down the stairs. To make living areas safer, seniors should remove tripping hazards, such as throw rugs and clutter in walkways and install non-slip mats in the bathtub and on shower floors.

Installing grab bars next to the toilet and in the tub or shower and having handrails put in on both sides of stairways will also give seniors a way to break their fall should they trip or slip. Finally, improving improve lighting throughout the home can also help.

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