Are you just starting to exercise? Getting back into a routine after a break? Wanting to keep up your physical activities away from home? The 13 exercises in this sample workout can help. In this booklet, you’ll find easy-to-follow strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that you can do anytime, anywhere. For more exercises and information, see Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging, or check out the resources offered through Go4Life®, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH (go4life.nia.nih.gov). Featured exercises include:
- Hand Grip
- Wall Push-Up
- Overhead Arm Raise
- Back Leg Raise
- Side Leg Raise
- Toe Stand
- Stand on One Foot
- Heel-to-Toe Walk
- Balance Walk
- Ankle Stretch
- Back Stretch
- Thigh Stretch
- Shoulder and Upper Arm Stretch
Table of Contents:
1) Workout to Go (introduction)
2) Get ready
3) Get set
4) Safety tips
5) Strength exercises
6) Balance exercises
7) Flexibility exercises
8) Progressing
9) Find out more
Anyone looking to move into older age with ease through exercise, with handy exercises-on-the-go, as well as people planning exercise programs for the aging and elderly, will find this publication very useful.
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