| Exercise is not only good for young skin, but | | | | fighting the free radicals, it leaves the |
| it can also have amazing benefits for older | | | | skin healthier and younger looking and |
| skin too. | | | | feeling, and that helps the skin to heal a |
| | | | lot better. The main benefit of exercise |
| Exercise has been linked to benefits with the | | | | helping to heal wounds is that it stops |
| skin for years now, and it is no big surprise | | | | infections. |
| that if you exercise regularly, your skin | | | | |
| will really reap the benefits. So just what | | | | Infections can be extremely worrying for |
| benefits can exercise provide for older skin? | | | | elderly people and they can cause a lot of |
| | | | problems. As you get older your immune system |
| The Benefits of Exercise on Older Skin: | | | | is not as healthy as it used to be. This |
| | | | means that there is a lot more stress on it |
| Keeping yourself in shape when you are older | | | | and it is harder to fight off any infection. |
| not only improves your fitness level, helps | | | | Even small infections can lead to serious |
| you to live longer, and help to firm the | | | | problems and sometimes in extreme cases, it |
| skin, but it can also help to heal the skin. | | | | could be fatal. |
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| Older skin is generally more prone to wounds | | | | So what are the best exercises for older |
| and sores, and exercise can really help to | | | | people then? Well walking is a really gentle |
| heal them. Even if you have never exercised | | | | exercise and many older people find it really |
| in your life, if you start exercising | | | | enjoyable. Swimming is also another popular |
| regularly when you are older, you will still | | | | choice and there are often specially designed |
| see the benefits. | | | | swimming days for older people too so check |
| | | | out your local pool to see if they offer |
| As you get older, less exercise is needed and | | | | these classes. |
| so you generally need to exercise for around | | | | |
| fifteen minutes per day. It all depends upon | | | | Some older people even go jogging, but |
| the type of exercise which you do. If for | | | | obviously that will depend upon your current |
| example you fancy a walk, you only have to do | | | | fitness level, you may simply wish to just |
| fifteen minutes. | | | | stick to walking. |
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| However, if you wanted to ride a stationary | | | | Generally all exercise can be done by any |
| bike, you would have to do thirty minutes in | | | | age. Even yoga can still be done whilst you |
| order for the benefits to really show. The | | | | are in your seventies! There really is no |
| most essential thing to do before exercising | | | | excuse and the benefits far outweigh the |
| is to warm up. If you do not warm up for at | | | | effort of having to actually do the exercise! |
| least ten minutes by stretching, you are | | | | So, if you want your skin to heal a lot |
| likely to cause an injury to your body | | | | quicker as well as keeping it firm and |
| throughout the actual exercise. | | | | flexible, exercise is definitely the way to |
| | | | go about it! |
| Common skin problems in older people include | | | | |
| age spots, bruising, Actinic Keratoses, and | | | | Exercise generally increases collagen |
| Cherry angiomas. Actinic Keratoses is | | | | production which in turn helps to keep the |
| basically a thick, rough, warty, growth which | | | | skin firm. If you are an older person looking |
| appears on sun exposed skin. Cherry angiomas | | | | to start exercise, it is always important to |
| are small, bright red domes which are created | | | | check with your doctor to see what they |
| by dilated blood vessels. | | | | recommend. They will be able to match you to |
| | | | something which will best fit your ability |
| Exercise helps by boosting antioxidants which | | | | level. |
| fight free radicals which cause ageing. By | | | | |