Falls are a serious problem facing the elderly. The prevention of falls that contribute to disability, mainly in older adults, is an important issue. Let’s talk about this.
Usually, most people begin to lose muscle and bone mass once reaching 30ish. Loss of physical mobility is determined by lifestyle (habits), diet, genetics, and physical activities. With that comes the loss of joint mobility, strength, cardiovascular stamina loss, and loss of endurance, leading to poor physical condition, weight gain, etc.
The situation becomes more evident as you age past your 40s, 50s, 60s. If one neglects the rehabilitation as early as possible, by the time you are 70 and beyond, the condition becomes chronic and very tough to rehab. Loss of mobility leads to falls and breaking body parts, which is a primary cause of mortality and loss of independence as we age past 70ish.
For anyone past 40ish, I highly recommend daily walking, stretching, and weekly strength training.
Even at late stages of life, a plan of daily walking combined with weekly strength training can help to no small extent to rehabilitate, and provide a decent life quality at 70s and beyond.
I am sixty-six, and I started this project about twelve years ago before it got too late. I hope I can keep up.
Take Care
Edit: I need to keep the grammarians reading my answers. I noticed so many views on the question (thank you all), so I included my recent training image at 66. The reason for posting is only to demonstrate the potential in everyone to change.
No doubt, I would not advocate doing what I do. I am just saying even a basic strength training plan can substantially help everyone maintain a good balance, improve mobility, and better life quality. The strength training exercises would base on using a barbell and weights.
Disclaimer:
Mansour’s disclaimer:
Don't do anything stupid and get hurt lifting big weights after reading some of my answers. It would make us both quite unhappy. Consult a Medical Doctor, a Strength Training coach, and common-sense specialist before doing anything you may read in some of my answers.
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