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A longevity-focused physical therapist says these are the five exercises you need to be doing as a senior to build strength and maintain independence

A longevity-focused physical therapist says these are the five exercises you need to be doing as a senior to build strength and maintain independence

Published by Jenni Sidey

If you’re over 70 and starting exercise for the first time, you’ll quickly realize that not all workouts are suitable for you. Some routines online are too challenging, while others are focused on getting big, bulging muscles. It’d be understandable if your goals might be more about staying mobile enough to get your groceries in from the car unaided. On top of that, if you’re stepping into a gym for the first time, seeing the array of machines and weights can be overwhelming. Latest Videos From So, I asked Jamie Bovay, founder and lead physical therapist at KinetikChain Denver, to outline a routine for any of our readers in the above position. He came back with give of the most important exercises for seniors to do as a once-a-week circuit workout. You may like “To best use your time, you can move into the next exercise with no break and then cycle through these five exercises for three rounds.” Here are the five exercises he suggests. Start your week with achievable workout ideas, health tips …

I asked a longevity-focused physical therapist how to improve my health span and he said these five changes will help you thrive

I asked a longevity-focused physical therapist how to improve my health span and he said these five changes will help you thrive

Published by Jenni Sidey

Aging poorly is a universal fear. It certainly worries me. You may not worry about wearing some wrinkles and a few extra strands of grey hair, or hearing from your knees a bit more frequently, just so long as you’re still able to do the things you enjoy. While some things like hereditary illness are out of our control, there are lifestyle choices we can make to increase the chances of our bodies remaining mobile and our minds sharp for years to come. You may like Dr Jamie Bovay is the founder of and lead physical therapist at KinetikChain Denver. He believes that you can engineer a body that doesn’t just survive, but thrives. I asked him to share what he thinks are the five worst habits for promoting poor aging and how best to tackle them. Here’s what he had to say. 1. Never experiencing a mildly uncomfortable temperature “Avoiding physical discomfort by staying in perfectly climate-controlled rooms can age us because our cells evolved to handle hormetic stress,” says Bovay. Hormetic stress is …