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5 Water Exercises for Seniors
5. Swimming
Swimming is a classic type of good -for-you, heart-rate-raising
exercise. No maeryour experience level or how many strokes you may
or may not know, understandthis: Swimming is one of the best
overall workouts you can do. It aects yourwhole body. It benets
your heart, yourlung funcon, your exibility, your muscletone and
strength --it's also low-impact and burns as many as 500 to 650
calories
in an hour.
If you don't already know how to swim, or you're just feeling
out of pracce,check out your local gym, tness center or YMCA to
learn the strokes or brush upon your technique before diving
in.
4. Water Aerobics
Most of us are familiar with aerobic exercises, also called
endurance exercises --these include acvies such as walking, dancing
and step class at thegym. Thistype of exercise increases ourheart
ratesand oers substanal heart and lunghealth benets in addion
toweight lossor weight management. Aerobic exercisealso helps to
improve our moods.What you might not be familiar with is the idea
of doing aerobic exercise whileimmersed in water. Aqua aerobics
classes are oered at many local gyms, tnesscenters and YMCAs. Some
are tailored toward one specic type of exercise suchas water
dancing, walking or running, while others combine various aerobic
acvi-es --everything from jumping jacks to dancing. A typical class
will likely last
about an hour, including me to warm-up and cool
-down, during which you'll be
immersed in water that's roughly chest-deep.
3. Strength Training
If you think you can't benet from strength training, also
calledresistance train-ing, think again. Forty-ve percent of women
age 65 and older can't li 10
pounds. And that jumps to 65 percent of women who are 75 or
older.Praccing strength training at least two days every week can
help to reduce yourrisk of straining to pick up a jug of milk, for
example. It's a slow form of exercisethat forces yourmusclesto work
against resistance, in turn making those musclesstronger.Tradional,
out-of-water strength training may use free weights, an elasc
re-sistance band or a cable machine. When pracced in water, though,
there areadded benets. While the resistance could sll be from
weights, bands or otherequipment, the water itself also provides
resistance when you move. Addionally,the added buoyancy helps
reduce the stress that exercise can place on joints,
knees and hips, reducing chronic pain and increasing your range
of moon.
2. Relaxaon
Floang in water. There isn't much beer, is there? Relaxaon is an
important part of well-rounded health. Praccing relaxaon
tech-niques in a pool of warm water can help to loosen ght muscles
and ease jointpain, whether from aging, chronic illness or injury.
It may also help to reduce yourblood pressure, reduce your heart
rate and reduce the amount of stress hormoneyour body produces
while boosng your energy and your immune system. Lookfor classes
that teach water-based relaxaon techniques --or pracce at home
--such as progressive muscle relaxaon, yoga or mindful meditaon to
help youachieve both physical and mental balance.
1. Balance Exercises
If you're like many people over the age of 65, you may worry
aboutfalling. Andit's a worry founded in fact: 1 in 3 adults over
the age of 65 falls every year, and asmany as 20 to 30 percent of
those who fall have injuries such as hip fractures,laceraons and
head traumas (including traumac brain injury) [source:Centersfor
Disease Control and Prevenon].Maintaining good balance into your
senior years is important for reducing yourrisk of falling. Look
for classes such as tai chi or yogathat are oered in water
--they'll boost your balance, and praccing the movement while
immersed in waterwill allow you greater range of moon and reduce
the strain on your joints. Andbecause it's pracced in the water,
you don't have to worry about being injuredfrom falls while
parcipang.
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CDC study of extreme heat shows importance of staying cool
As temperatures are heang up, the Centers for Disease Control
and Pre-
venon (CDC) is reminding people to keep a cool head.
About 650 deaths each year from extreme heat could have been
prevent-
ed, the CDC warned in a study published on June 6 in its
journalMorbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report. In total there were 7,233
heat-related deaths
from 1999 to 2009.
"Heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable. Taking steps
to stay
cool, hydrated and informed in extreme temperatures can prevent
serious
health eects like heat exhauson and heat stroke," said lead
author Ethel
Taylor, a researcher who works with the CDC.
In 2012, one large-scale heat event claimed 32
lives.Temperatures went
above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and lasted for two weeks from June
30 to
July 13, 2012. Nearly 3.8 million people lost power, some for up
to eight
days. Twelve deaths were reported in Maryland, 12 in Virginia,
seven in
Ohio and one in West Virginia.
Most at risk for heat illnesses and death are the elderly,
children, the poor
or those with pre-exising medical condions. For the 2012 cases,
half of
vicms were aged 65 and older, and 72 percent were male.
Three-fourths
of the me, the vicms were unmarried or living alone.
"Having a 'heat response plan' is vital to those who are
elderly, live alone or
who do not have air condioning. The goal is to focus on praccal
interven-
ons for these groups of people to limit heat exposure in the
event of an
extreme heat event," Dr. Robert Glaer, an emergency medicine
physician
at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, told CBSNews.com. He was not
involved
in the CDC study.
In 14 of the deaths, people had cardiovascular disease, and in
four situa-
ons, the vicms had chronic respiratory disease.
"At least part of the reason for the heightened risk is related
to the disease
itself placing people at higher risk for dehydraon as well as
hyperthermia.
However, an important addional factor is related to specic types
of med-
icaons (blood pressure pills, diurecs) which can ulmately aect
uid
balance and the state of hydraon in the seng of extreme heat,"
Glaer
pointed out.
Sixty-nine percent of the vicms died at home, and there was no
air condi-
oning 91 percent of the me.
The CDC recommended that in hot weather, people should try to
keep
their body temperatures down and stay hydrated. Wear appropriate
cloth-
ing for the occasion, whether indoors or outside.
Being aware of extreme heat events and looking for warning signs
for heat-
related illness can also be helpful.
Heat stoke is a condion in which the body cannot regulate its
own tem-perature, and may lead to death or permanent disability.
Symptoms in-
clude a high body temperature above 103 degrees F, dizziness,
nausea,
confusion and unconsciousness. People may also have red, hot and
dryskin with no sweang and a rapid, strong pulse. They could also
experience
a throbbing headache.
If someone is experiencing heat stroke, get them to a shady area
and help
cool them with whatever methods you know including pung them in
a
tub of cool water or a cool shower. Try to get their body
temperature to
drop to 101 to 102 degrees F. Do not give the vicm something to
drink,
and get them medical help quickly.
Heat exhauson is a milder form of heat-illness which can occur
aer a few
days of exposure to hot temperatures without replenishing uids.
Signs
include heavy sweang, paleness, muscle cramps, redness,
weakness,
dizziness, headache, nausea and voming and fainng. The person
may
have a fast and weak pulse as well as breathing, and the skin
may be cool
and moist.
If you see a person going through heat exhauson, make sure they
cool o
through rest, drinking cool, nonalcoholic beverages and stay in
a colder
area. Get medical help if their symptoms worsen or persist over
an hour.
"Water is the ideal uid for hydraon, and it is recommended to
avoid
excessive amounts of caeine which can lead to dehydraon,"
Glaer
explained. "Sports or energy drinks which contain high amounts
of caeine
as well as sugar, and are not recommended in the seng of extreme
heat
as they also predispose individuals to great amounts of water
loss and
subsequent dehydraon."
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importance-of-staying-cool/
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