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Sport for Elderly

It is well known that for a healthy lifestyle everybody must do some physical activity, most of the media
messages are addressed to kids and teenagers but we all forget that the older ones need it EVEN MORE.
World Health Organization says that people over 65 years should do at least 150 minutes of physical
activity per week. They also recommend different tipes of exrcises like, balance, core strength or
prevention. Despite these, older people are one of the MOST SEDENTARY CATEGORY.
A key take-away here would be that we better do something small, then nothing at all. Physical activity can
take various shapes. It can be, WALKING, BACKYARD GARDENING or HOUSE CLEANING. For those who
used to practice sport, growing old should not be a reason to stop.
Some of them need a little bit of help in order start and make it a habit. For this problem there are many
health coaches than can create customized plans depending on the actual physical state, age, sex or daily-
routine.
While trying to keep it going, setting goals is an essential part. A common way of doing it is the SMART
method which tells us the goals must be: SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT, TIME BOUND.
There are also some hidden benefits for physical activity. If we talk about team-sports, every old one must
know that beside strengthening muscles, they are also strengthening social connection between them and
other players around.
SPORT AT WHATEVER AGE

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