Benefits of Full Body Daily Stretching Full Body Stretch Routine. Stretching is a fundamental pillar of healthy movement and something you shouldn’t skip or overlook, whatever your gender, fitness goals or experience. Improved athletic performance – Due to all the benefits mentioned above, stretching can also help to improve athletic performance. This Pliability app review highlights how elite […]
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Ways to Improve Your Memory
Ways to Improve Your Memory. Older people experience memory loss due to several factors : Changes in brain regions and communication between neurons. Brain changes: The hippocampus, involved in memory formation and retrieval, deteriorates with age. Decline in hormones and proteins: These protect and repair brain cells and stimulate neural growth. Decreased blood flow to the […]
Kettlebell Swings for Strength
Kettlebell Swings for Strength. Kettlebell swings are a simple exercise that pack a huge punch. Here are ten benefits of kettlebell swings, from improving your posture to burning belly fat. Benefits of Kettlebell Swings Builds functional strength Kettlebell Swings for Strength. Kettlebell swings are a dynamic exercise that incorporate a lot of movement, but the […]
Common Foot Problems in Seniors
Common Foot Problems in Seniors. Due to the physiological complications of aging, and their overall health and mobility. Here, estimates show that by the time a person reaches age 65. As a result, approximately 90% of the population will have suffered a foot and ankle condition at some point. For example, the foot is a […]
Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s disease. Many things are thought to be involved. But as scientists have learned more about the condition, they’ve found clues about where symptoms come from and who’s at risk. The Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease. When a person has Alzheimer’s, their brain changes. […]
Why Sitting Affects Your Health
Why Sitting Affects Your Health. Many of us are guilty of being chained to our desk chairs during the day and to the sofa during the evenings, but what impact could this have on our health later down the line? The cold and dark weather dramatically decreases the appeal of exercise this time of year, […]
Your Hands as You Age
Give Your Hands as you age, a Hand Your Hands as You Age. You use your hands to do so many things: tie your shoes, open jars, drive, and use your phone, to name just a few. It’s hard to do much of anything without them, but as you get older, they can get weaker […]
Poor Circulation in the Feet
Poor Circulation in the Feet. many elderly patients complain of cold hands and feet and numbness or swelling in their extremities—all classic signs of poor venous blood flow, or circulation. While poor circulation is indeed common in seniors, there are plenty of steps that can be taken to help mitigate it. So then, the body transports […]
Ageing in the Digital Era
Ageing in the Digital Era. The 21st Century is characterised by increasing digitalisation. And as more and more everyday services move online, ‘offliners’ risk being excluded in an era that embraces fast-changing innovation in digital technology. Also, this predominantly concerns older persons who are less, digitally connected than the youth who were born into the digital age. However, the accelerated digitalisation during the COVID-19 pandemic has further emphatised these inequalities, as many […]
Night Problems!
Night Problems, Nocturia Night Problems! Does your bladder nag you out of bed overnight? As a result, if you have to go to the bathroom more than once during 6-8 hours of zzz’s, Here, you might have nocturia. So then, your body may make too much urine, or your bladder can’t hold enough. Sometimes it’s both. However, there are many […]