50 ways over 50s can stay healthy
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No matter how this new chapter looks for you, there’s no doubt that staying fit and healthy will allow you to enjoy every minute to its fullest.
Spending hours in the gym isn’t the only way to stay well. There are plenty of things you can do to stay vivacious in older age, and we’ve listed 50 of them below.
- Walk at least 10,000 steps a day
- Swap the car for a bicycle
- Dance by yourself, with a partner, or in a class
- Rediscover an old sport
- Do yoga 1-2 times a week
- Try 10-15 minutes of light stretching per day
- Stay strong with a weight programme
- Explore the great outdoors with a hike
- Do a low impact activity like swimming
- Work on your eye-hand coordination in a game of badminton
- Find motivation in a fitness class
- Get out of your comfort zone and try something new
- Consume natural foods and plant-based fats like nuts and seeds
- Invest in the correct gear - especially footwear!
- Utilise online guides and tutorials
- Try mindful walking
- Find a buddy to workout with
- Swap your chair for an exercise ball
- Stand more
- Try assisted exercise with exercise machines
- Drink more water
- Incentivise your workouts with targets
- Eat enough before and after exercise
- Sing!
- Try deskercise
- Take more breaks
- Book a massage
- Get a regular health check
- Spend more time in nature
- Support your digestive system by eating slowly
- Create an exercise plan
- Find what motivates you, and do more of it!
- Become more aware of your posture
- Spend time with people who make you feel good
- Treat niggling aches and pains with physiotherapy
- Get a pet
- Have a consistent night-time routine for quality sleep
- Prioritise stress management
- Take the stairs
- Try a smart phone detox
- Lower sugar
- Cultivate positive thinking
- Always warm up and cool down properly
- Quit old habits and create healthy new ones
- Challenge your brain-power with board games
- Use music as therapy
- Ease sore muscles in a steam room or sauna
- Keep learning
- Track your progress
- And don’t forget to have fun!
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