Fitness is key in protecting seniors against illness
By Lifestyle Reporter
Share
As people in the developed world live longer, it is a matter of personal importance and public benefit for seniors to be physically active.
Often the belief is that oneâs ability to take part in exercise and fitness activities declines as one gets older. However, increasingly, there are more seniors who are proving this wrong and what medical and sports research is showing is that one can be strong and fit at any age.
Biokineticist Joanna Coetzee, who runs the biokinetics centre at San Sereno, a senior living community owned and operated by Auria Senior Living in the Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston, works daily with seniors at all levels of fitness and can attest to the many benefits of being fit as an older adult.
iAfrica Image: supplied
Share with your network!
As people in the developed world live longer, it is a matter of personal importance and public benefit for seniors to be physically active. Often the belief is that one’s ability to take part in exercise and fitness activities declines as one gets older. However, increasingly, there are more seniors who are proving this wrong and what medical and sports research is showing is that one can be strong and fit at any age.
According to an article published by the American College of Sports Medicine, titled Physical Activity and Function in Older Age: It’s Never too Late to Start!