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What is your exercise of choice?
What is your preferred way to get exercise/move? How long have you been doing it?
Still looking for ideas on the right activity for you, or maybe a new activity? Check out our new guide on getting moving: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2019/get-moving.html
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Walking! I use Leslie Sansone's walking videos on You Tube—she has so many and all are excellent: from 15, 20, 30 to 45 minutes; and she works the whole body. Plus I just started yoga and I absolutely love it! I did Tai Chi last year, for about 6 months. I have also done water aerobics and it is wonderful—but it involves two things that are "harmful" (LOL!) to exercise: some type of gym membership, ergo $$$$, and distance. So walking is still my exercise of choice.
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"Classical Stretch" with Miranda Esmond-White is a 30 min program on PBS in NC at 5:30 a.m. M-F. I have been doing this on average 4 times a week for 18 months. It is FABULOUS! NO IMPACT cardio, stretching, strengthening and destressing all in one workout. There are seasons on video but I prefer getting my day started with the TV. The programs are recorded with her on beaches or verandas in the Caribean, Mexico and perhaps even the Bahamas. You can see the trees or water in the background. Lovely scenery. Occasionally wildlife in the background. Doesn't require a fee, finding shoes or keys or even equipment. Just bare feet on the living room floor! I have MUCH better range of motion in my hips and shoulders as well as better posture! Can't recommend it enough. I do however, keep the volume down because she does talk alot but most of what she is talking about it helpful into about physiology, kinesiology, etc. 🙂
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I am a member of GrowYoungFitness.com. I started doing their seated exercises first. Do a workout every other day with the goal of working out every day (except Sunday). It’s geared toward senior citizens. I have come such a long way in improving my health thanks to GYF.
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20 minutes on rowing machine,
6 weight machines x 30 reps each
stepping machine. X 20minutes
4 weight machines
treadmill x 20 minutes at 3.9 mi/ he
4 weight machines
MWF
other days just weight machines
66yo white female 5’6 @122lbs and severe osteoporosis
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I'm 77. My favorite activity is hiking. I try to go every week, typically a 10 mile or so hike in the mountains. I am blessed to live near several wilderness areas, and boost my whole essence by immersing myself in nature.I hike with my dog(s), a great hiking companion. In between I try to walk the dog every day, good for both of us. In order to keep my body willing to hike, I participate in several classes at the gym. One is a muscle endurance class using weights (Les Mills Body Pump, one hour full body workout), one is a one hour mixed-martial arts based aerobics (Les Mills Body Combat) and one is a half hour focused on the core, hips - shoulders (Les Mills CX Worx). The latter is really the most important, because a strong core makes the other classes easier, in fact helps with everyday tasks, and prevents a lot of falls that never happened. I discovered my core embarrassingly late in life, and I love it!
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I turned 74 today and I move my body in activities that are the most fun. A wise person once said "the best exercise in the world is the one you will do". I have an outdoor basketball goal and love to shoot baskets. In the Rec Center gym after Silver Sneakers I can still shoot 3 pointers. I like to walk and ride my bicycle and garden until winter. Silver Sneakers is fun because of the music and upbeat instructor. I quit playing soccer in my 50s. And yes, I was one of those young women who after playing sports in junior high was told that girls couldn't participate in sports or phys ed in high school. Just because we were female. I've made up for it ever since!
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Dance--most recently line dancing. Line dancing is a low impact exercise that requires brain activity along with the physical activity which is a wonderful combination for deterring dementia. https://activities-for-seniors.info/health-benefits-of-line-dancing-as-activities-for-elderly/
It is low-impact, it is social, you don't need a partner and the activity between your brain and physical exercise is a real plus.
.I am a professionally trained dancer and recived my certification in Jazzercise when I was 65. I am 76 years old have been teaching line dancing to seniors for the past eight years in California and now in Chicago. I am currently teaching five hours/week (down from 10 hours/week for the past seven years).
Bdancer
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I love doing Zumba at my gym! It's an easy way to get over 5,000 steps in just an hour! Today I was able to take a Zumba class in the morning and another at night. I accumulated over 20,000 steps! What I like most about the classes is the social aspect, the music, and the dance moves.
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I’ve been riding recumbent bikes for 30 years. They’re great for transportation, exercise, socializing, and just plain fun. The key is variety. I ride them on trails, roads, around town, and take them on trips. Much of my riding is in traffic-free neighborhoods where I put on headphones and listen to podcasts.
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While I try to mix several types of activity, the activity I fall back on, especially when pressed for time is our NordicTrack Ski machine. We have consistently used this machine during every season for more than 25 years. It required some replacement parts along the way, but I can't think of a better way to get in some easy to serious activity all year round.
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I'm an old gym teacher who has been trying to practice what I preached for the last 40 some years. I lift weights twice a week and try to average 40 minutes of arobic activity per day. That usually is walking and bicycling. Walking and biking are a wonderful way to enjoy nature at a pace where you can actually see, hear, and feel whats going on around you.
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I love walking--and I actually go to a 24-hour fitness place to get on the treadmill when it is too hot outside (which it is alot here near Tallhassee, FL during the dog days of summer). When it gets cooler, I will be going to my local high school athletic fields to walk, or go out with my spouse for a hike.
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I love swimming in my pool, the birds sing, and I dreamily do my exercises, pretending I'm off to Hawaii, going down Kalakaua and around the island. Or, I go on YouTube to Hasfit.com and listen to two wonderful people that take you on great exercises, chair seated or standing. They have jokes, they smile and keep you motivated. They have all kinds of exercises!!
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