Five taboos that the elderly should pay attention to when doing fitness exercises

　　elderly Pay attention to five taboos when exercising

　　As the elderly age, not only their cardiopulmonary function decreases, but also their motor organs, hearing, vision, touch, balance organs and other functions will gradually decline, manifested by slow response, low sensitivity, and poor coordination. The physiological change characteristics of the elderly determine that the elderly should choose exercise items and exercise intensity during fitness exercises. Elderly exercise experts suggest that the elderly should exercise exercise We should pay attention to five taboos in order to avoid damaging the body healthy bring negative impact.

　　The elderly should follow the "five taboos" when participating in fitness activities.

　　Avoid holding your breath while exercising.

　　Elderly people often have emphysema. When they hold their breath and exert force, pneumothorax may occur due to alveolar rupture. Holding your breath will also increase the burden on the heart, causing chest tightness and palpitations. When you hold your breath, the pressure in the chest increases, and the amount of blood returned to the heart to feed the brain decreases, which can easily lead to dizziness or even fainting. After holding your breath, the amount of blood returned to the heart suddenly increases, blood pressure rises, and cerebrovascular accidents are prone to occur. Therefore, elderly people should not participate in sports that require holding their breath, such as weightlifting, tug-of-war, hard qigong, pull-ups, rope climbing, etc.

　　Two taboos: being competitive

　　No matter what sports the elderly participate in, the focus is on participation and fitness. They should not exercise too intensely and do not want to compete with others. Otherwise, it will not only be physically unbearable, but also accidents may occur due to easy collision, fall, or excitement.

　　Three taboos: being eager for success

　　The elderly have poor adaptability to physical load, so they should take a long time to adapt to exercise. They must do it step by step and avoid doing it too hastily. Eager for quick success and quick gain, haste makes waste, but will endanger your health.

　　Four taboos: Swinging and spinning

　　The elderly have poor coordination, weak balance ability, weak leg strength, slow walking, and slow limb movement. Therefore, skating, swinging and various rotating movements should be avoided, otherwise they may be dangerous.

　　Five things to avoid: being overly excited

　　In sports, especially when participating in sports games, the elderly must correctly understand the purpose and significance of fitness exercises, correctly treat victory, defeat and performance, and correctly handle the relationship between health, friendship and competition. Don't be overly excited about a temporary victory or defeat, otherwise it may easily lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.