“Just one hour a week of brisk walking — as if you are late to an appointment or trying to make a train — staves off disability in older adults with arthritis pain, or aching or stiffness in a knee, hip, ankle or foot.”**
Less than 10 minutes a day to maintain your independence.
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Thank you for the reminder to get up off my you-know-what and go exercise.
Another great exercise I was advised by a physical therapist is the sit to stand. I’d been doing this one in 4 sets of 25 each for a while, need to get back to it. It’s supposed to help keep you out of a wheelchair as it strengthens back, legs, abdomen, and breathing – even the butt that I’ve need to get up off of. (What a mutilation of English the last part of the sentence.)
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Sharon,
I have heard that getting up and down can be used as a test of health. And your message came across very clearly.
Peggy
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In my exercise class we do sit to stand, but only for several times. I should do this more at home. We also do squats.
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Linda,
Wow-good for you. I don’t think I could do the squats.
Peggy
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