It is difficult to determine at what age it is more important to receive a full-fledged, regular physical load: in youth or in old age. In any case, both, and the other, can protect us from the development of almost all diseases.
Constantly conducted studies, the results of which prove that moderate gymnastics in old age not only has a beneficial effect on physical health, but also supports memory, keeps a clear mind, and, at the end, allows a person to feel part of the society at any age.
The problem of people in their age is almost always a prolonged depressive state, the elderly feel their "uselessness" to this world. That is why it is very important to find hobbies, hobbies and constantly learn something new. If you have never done exercises in your life, then perhaps the morning gymnastics will be an ideal option for the elderly. This will give a charge of cheerfulness and optimism for the whole day.
Today we will bring to your attention a comprehensive gymnastics for the elderly.
Complex of exercises
- We knead our neck: we lower our head forward, turn our necks to the right and to the left, like a pendulum.
- Make head turns to the left shoulder, and to the right. Then we stretch to the left shoulder and to the right.
- We do rotations of the head, 4 times on each side.
- We put our hands on our shoulders and make circular turns back and forth 6 times per side.
- Hands stretched out to the side, we bend our arms in the elbows and perform rotations. 6 times per side.
- We inhaled, we divorced our hands and on exhalation we lean forward, we return to the starting position, we bend in the back with the dilution of our hands.
- Semi-squatting or "plie". Pegs together, socks apart, arms to the waist. We make half-squatting, we raise our knees aside.
- We do full squats with circular rotations of hands.
- Further the most useful exercises of gymnastics for the elderly women and health of the hip joint.
- Sit down on the rug, spread legs as wide as possible. Breathed, arms spread, stretched to the right leg. We repeat on the left leg and in the middle.
- Legs were drawn, inhaled, arms spread and stretched to both feet.
- One leg was straightened, the other - bent at the knee. We inhaled, we spread our arms and stretched ourselves to a straight leg. We do an exercise on both legs.
- We sit on the floor, knees bent, lowered to the right, the head stretches to the left. We repeat also to the second side.
- We sit on the floor, knees bent. Raise the left leg up, at the same time, tear off the hip. Do not lower your foot down, pull it to the right, then back up again and lower it. Repeat and on the right foot.