Flexibility Exercises Are Key to Healthy Aging
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Written by John Donovan
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This article discusses how aging affects physical movement and the importance of maintaining flexibility through exercises like stretching and yoga. It presents flexibility as one of four cornerstone movement types (alongside endurance, strength, and balance) that older adults should focus on. The content is presented in a slideshow/list format with minimal depth, addressing common excuses for not exercising as we age.
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That stiffness can be alleviated with, for example, stretching exercises that target hips, legs, shoulders, your neck, your back … anywhere.
Take it easy, though, and don't stretch so far that it hurts.
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