Swimmers Take Fewer Falls Than Runners or Golfers
Category: Health and Wellness Issues
February 24, 2018 — Everybody knows swimming is good for you, but who would have thought it might actually help reduce falls. Swimming, according to research from the National Institutes of Health, can also improve cognitive ability, lower blood pressure and enhance hand-eye coordination. Beyond swimming, there are a lot of other things you can do to reduce falls too.
NextAvenue.com reported on A 2014 University of Western Sydney study of 1,667 Australian men age 70 and older showed that swimmers had “significantly lower risks of falling,”. The research showed that participants who swam had 33% fewer falling incidents than those in the group that included runners and golfers. Researchers also
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Wendy Brown says:
The best way to stay on track with an exercise program is to get a buddy. Every week we confirm our exercise days for the next week. Monday and Wednesday are our usual days but life happens and we adjust. Making a commitment to meet my friend at the gym, has been my key to success.
We use the weight machines for about 40 minutes stretch for 10 to 15 minutes and swim for an hour. We have kept this schedule for over 2 years.