Health and Aging

Exercise

Go4Life Update

Go4Life® en español

Go4Life, NIA’s national exercise and physical activity campaign encourages Americans 50 and older to fit exercise and physical activity into daily life. Go4Life offers exercises, motivational tips, safety information, and free resources for health professionals and the public. The campaign now has 12 federal partners and 65 partners from the private sector.

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Hip replacement information now on NIHSeniorHealth.gov

Information about hip replacement—including reasons to have the surgery, how to prepare for and recover from it, and ways to avoid complications—has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the senior-friendly health and wellness website from the National Institutes of Health. Consumers can visit http://nihseniorhealth.gov/hipreplacement/whoneeds/01.html to learn more about this surgery, which occurs most often among people between 60 and 80 years of age.

NIH, Surgeon General launch Go4Life campaign at Capitol Hill briefing

Exercise and physical activity can help promote health and maintain independence, and this is as true for older people as it is for any age group. To encourage baby boomers—and their parents—to get active, the NIH on October 19 launched Go4Life®, a national exercise and physical activity campaign for people age 50 and older. The effort is led by the NIA, in concert with key initial partners from across NIH, HHS, and the private sector,

Workout to Go: A Sample Exercise Routine from the National Institute on Aging at NIH

Are you just starting to exercise? Getting back into a routine after a break? Wanting to keep up your physical activities away from home? The 13 exercises in this sample workout can help. In this booklet, you’ll find easy-to-follow strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that you can do anytime, anywhere.

Featured exercises include:

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Higher levels of common daily activity associated with lower risk of death

Older adults who expend more energy through any daily activity, including non-exercise activity, have a lower rate of death than adults who are less active, according to a study in the July 12 issue of JAMA.

New Go4Life campaign focuses on fitness for older adults

Being physically active is vital to maintaining health and independence as we age, and a new federal campaign for people 50 and older will help them to get active and keep going. Introduced today by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Go4Life campaign encourages sedentary older adults to reap health benefits by making physical activity part of their daily lives. Only 25 percent of people aged 65-74 say they engage in regular physical activity.

What’s On Your Plate? Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging

Making wise decisions about what you eat as you get older is important. This 80-page guide to healthy eating, written especially for older adults, describes what you need to know about food groups, serving sizes, food labels, and more.

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The Importance of Exercise

Regular exercise and physical activity are important to the physical and mental health of almost everyone, including older adults. Being physically active can help you continue to do the things you enjoy and stay independent as you age. Regular physical activity over long periods of time can produce long-term health benefits. That's why health experts say that older adults should be active every day to maintain their health.

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La importancia del ejercicio

Hacer ejercicio y actividades físicas con regularidad es importante para la salud física y mental de casi todas las personas, inclusive los adultos mayores. Ser activo físicamente le puede ayudar a seguir haciendo las cosas que usted disfruta y a mantenerse independiente a medida que va envejeciendo. Hacer actividades físicas con regularidad a través de largos períodos de tiempo puede producir beneficios a largo plazo.

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