These 8 Exercises Are Particularly Unsuitable for Older Adults!
People in middle and old age, exercising regularly is a good thing, but the time, intensity, and number should be clarified. Some movements are beneficial for young people, but for older adults they can cause sports injuries.
These 8 types of exercise are particularly unsuitable for older adults! Let's take a look together!
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Quick turn head:
Cervical vertebral fracture, cardiovascular disease attack
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Quick turn head can lead to headache, dizziness, and may even trigger acute cardiovascular disease attacks or cervical vertebral fractures.Elderly people with hypertension, cervical spondylosis, osteoporosis, etc., should especially avoid quick turn head.
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Turn head is mainly a neck exercise, the cervical artery supplies more than 80% of the brain, the signals emitted from the brain pass through the downward neck, the neck is an important ‘life line’. Elderly people’s cervical spine is extremely fragile, turn head need to slow down, or use slow turning instead.
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Squatting with weight:
Damage to the spine, cardiovascular disease attack
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There are three potential risks for elderly people to do squats:
First, the arm strength is insufficient, it’s easy to pull;
Second, many elderly people have problems with their cervical and lumbar spines, coupled with osteoporosis, which is very likely to cause irreversible damage to the cervical and lumbar spines;
Third, the position of the head changes greatly, mainly downward, cardiovascular patients may therefore cause blood pressure to rise, leading to accidents.
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Climbing stairs:
Easy to fall and die, accelerate joint aging
After the age of 50, muscles in the body decrease by 3-5%, correspondingly, balance ability also becomes worse.According to statistics, more than 51% of elderly people who fell were related to climbing stairs, and climbing stairs causes 20,000 deaths per year.
After the elderly, joints degrade, when climbing stairs or hiking, the weight borne by the knee joints is 3-5 times the usual amount, which will accelerate joint aging. It is recommended that elderly people try to take the elevator, if it’s impossible to climb stairs, must grasp the handle and support.
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Bending over to pick up weight:
High blood pressure, fracture
‘Three steps’ when picking up weight: First, lean the body towards the weight;
Second, bend the knee and hip, use both hands to hold the item securely;
Third, straighten the knee and hip, thus picking up the item.
Bending over to touch feet:
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High blood pressure, fracture
‘Standing and bending over with both hands to touch feet’ is a good way to stretch muscles and bones. However
It’s likely to cause damage to the spine, bones, muscles and blood pressure as age increases.If you do this action rashly, blood pressure may suddenly rise, muscle strain, fall, fracture, all may occur. Before exercising, you can use wrist joint, ankle joint activity, or brisk walk for a few minutes to replace it.
Twisting the trunk:
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Fall, injure the waist and back
The muscle strength of the elderly’s back decreases, standing to do this action, it’s easy to cause waist and back injury, and may also fall.
If you do this action, you can do it lying down or sitting. If you want to exercise flexibility, you can choose Tai Chi, swimming and other ways.Standing to put on pants:
High blood pressure, fracture
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As people get older, tendons and joints gradually age or are diseased.
Standing to put on pants not only easily falls, leading to fracture, but also may stimulate cardiovascular system, cause blood pressure to rise.
Therefore, when putting on clothes or shoes, you must sit on a chair or bed, if not, also should have support and assistance.Walking backwards:
Fall, injure the cervical spine
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The elderly’s balance, vision, and reaction ability have decreased, backward walk is likely to cause accidents.
Normal brisk walking is the best way to exercise, when walking, you can hold a dumbbell or peach pit and walk along the way, which is good for stimulating peripheral circulation.
If you walk backwards, you should do it in a safe place, and someone should accompany you.Today’s Headlines number
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Source: New Old Man
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