96226 Resource 95422 95276 95276 1122607705085 1125791573388 Controlled Exercise helps Seniors live independently longer.

Seniors can live independently longer with regular exercise.

<p>I'm a young senior myself at the age 57. I know, I'm a youngster, but my previous athletic career has challenged almost all of my important joints.</p><p>Rheumatoid Arthritis is a constant nuisance. Sometimes walking down my steps makes me sort of understand how it is for an older person to navigate steps. It hurts.</p><p>My metabolic syndrome (too fat in the belly, High Blood Pressure, High Sugar, High Fats, bad <a title="Mayo Clinic BMI calculator." href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=D961CE75-9A59-42F0-B248EFA4B67765DB&method=full">Body Mass Index</a>) predisposes me to diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, hardening of the arteries, stroke, just to name a few. A major key to lessening metabolic syndrome is to reduce&nbsp;<a title="What are the causes of high blood pressure? What tests are available? How to treat high blood pressure?" href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=32EE7B63-EB8F-415D-A5BEA801DC93901D">high blood pressure</a>&nbsp;which is the worst of all these symptoms.</p><p>The best way to help yourself is to exercise. Of course, you must check with your doctor. Listen, this is not a stupid warning, your doctor can help you set the correct limitation on exercise. If your doctor doesn't believe in exercise...find another.</p><p>Take a look at their physical condition. If they are slouchy and have a bulge...they don't get it.</p><p>I have found a comprehensive article on &quot;<a title="OSF HEALTHCARE article in healthsteps. It's a good read with depth." href="http://www.stayinginshape.com/3osfcorp/libv/s03.shtml#top">Exercise and Seniors</a>&quot; that I recommend. It is really worth the read.</p><p>If you are a caregiver, and you gently help a senior exercise, their lives will be happier and longer, and most importantly they will remain independent longer.</p><p>Bottom line: Living independently for as long as you can is the key to a happier life for all seniors.</p><p>When independence is gone it may be too late for&nbsp; a <a title="Features of medical alarms and medical alert systems." href="http://seniorsafety.com/medical_alert_features.html">medical alarm</a> (this links to Senior Safety's medical alarm system) or an assisted living center. Stay healthy for as long as you can...don't give up.</p><p /><p /><p /> 10 application/xml false exercise and seniors hardening of the arteries heart disease High Blood Pressure living independently medical alarm medical alert metabolic syndrome stroke Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 66.251.33.19 66.251.33.19 jmiller false true false false true 205857 false false true false false false true 95422 blog blogsite/SeniorSafety/web