1. Keeping financially fit is important, but keeping physically
fit is also important.
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January 8, 2013
Sitting behind the computer day in and day out can become habit forming, and also a detriment to
your health. Find a way to get your butt out of the chair for a few moments every other day, and
exercise your body…as well as your mind.
Here’s a suggestion for 5 easy ways to exercise that tired old body.
Full contact sports produce world-class athletes, but they also destroy them through concussions,
torn ligaments and broken bones. If you want to get in shape and stay that way, consider one of
these sports instead.From swimming to tennis to yoga, they all build strength, tone muscles and
come with a host of health benefits. They’re fun, challenging and competitive if you’re in your 20s
or 30s, but even those approaching or past 100 years old can get in on the fun-and stay alive and
healthy because of it.
Swimming
2. Swimming produces fit athletes, young and old.
If you’ve seen Michael Phelps in his swimsuit, you know swimming is a great way to get incredibly
fit. The water provides natural resistance, which builds and tones muscles. Swimming also
strengthens the heart, improves flexibility, works muscles that are largely ignored by other
exercises, reduces stress and burns a whole lot of calories.
As terrific as swimming is for athletes of all ages, it has added benefits for senior citizens. The
water supports the weight of the body, so stress on the skeleton is eliminated: no impact means
no injuries. It can also ease arthritis. (The most common injury is to the shoulder, caused by
overuse among competitive swimmers.) For proof, look to veteran long-distance swimmer Diana
Nyad: the 61 year old is working on a record-breaking 103-mile swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys.
Yoga
Yoga is one of the best ways to improve your health, all without running, jumping or lifting
anything- and it makes you tangibly happier. Because there’s so much room for variation (flexibility,
even) in how it’s practiced, yoga can be tweaked to accommodate participants of any age, and
builds strength without over-stressing joints or muscles.
Cycling
3. Even for those near 100 years old, cycling is a viable way to exercise…it
exercises the body, as well as the brain and helps you in the long run to
a better way of thinking…and ways to become financially fit.
Given the benefits cycling has for your heart, mental health, immune system and calves, it’s no
surprise that the sport’s top event, the Tour de France, draws the fittest athletes in the world. But
it produces more than its fair share of elderly participants as well, like Robert Marchand, the 100
year old Frenchman who just rode 15 miles in an hour and Octavio Orduño, who, at 103, still bikes
daily.
Tennis
4. Senior tennis players are often the smartest on the court.
Professional tennis is best left to the youngsters: at 30 years old, Roger Federer, possibly the best
player in history, is considered over the hill. The speed and agility required to move across the
court make tennis players among the most fit people on the planet.
But you don’t need to be on the pro circuit to appreciate the sport’s benefits. For older players, a
switch from a hard court to clay can reduce stress on the knees. And while sprinting across the
court to scoop up a drop shot may no longer be in the cards, veterans of the sport will still see
their coordination, flexibility, balance and brain function improved. From personal experience, I’ll
add that the craftiness and skill of the older folks I’ve played with can easily make up for the loss
of speed and power.
Golf
5. Golfing: the much more fun version of walking.
The simple act of walking is one of the best ways to stay in shape, especially for senior citizens.
But it can also be boring, and it’s hard to motivate yourself to do anything that just isn’t any fun.
Fortunately, there’s a sport that takes hours of walking and makes it a lot more interesting: golf. It
may not be the most vigorous workout, but 18 holes of golf can leave even a fit, young person
feeling sore.
Much like for tennis, golf skills are acquired over time- so reduced strength is compensated by an
improved feel for the game.
As a tennis player, golfer, biker, skier, swimmer, and also a bowler, I can vouch that these sports
activities keep you in shape no matter what skill level you perform at.
Just get out and do it. Exercise the body, and the brain will follow you to becoming to help you
become financially fit as well.
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