Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging

English

Get moving! This 120-page guide describes the benefits of exercise and physical activity for older people. Learn how to set exercise goals and stick to them. Includes sample exercises for endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility and a list of resources.

Go4Life registered trademark logo [1]

Learn more about the National Institute on Aging's exercise and physical activity campaign by visiting the Go4Life® website [2]. Go4Life was designed to help adults 50 and older incorporate more exercise and physical activity into their daily lives. On the Go4Life website you can watch exercise videos, submit your own exercise success stories, print educational tip sheets, and use the interactive tools in the MyGo4Life [3] section to make an exercise plan and track your progress over time.

You can also find an audiobook version of this exercise guide [4] to listen to directly on the page or to download to your computer to take with you on the go!

Date: 
May, 2011
Office: 
OCPL [5]
DGCG [6]
Publication Cover: 
PDF Attachment: 
nia_exercise_and_physical_activity.pdf [7]
Publication Type: 
Books
Keywords: 
Exercise [8]
Physical Activity [9]
NIH Pub ID: 
09-4258
CIMS Pub ID: 
BK004
Keywords (Global): 
Exercise [8]
Physical Activity [9]
Topics (Global): 
Disability [10]
Exercise [11]
Healthy Aging and Longevity [12]
Offices (Global): 
OCPL [5]
DGCG [6]
Publish Date: 
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Contains Related Publications: 
Yes
Related Content: 
Workout to Go: A Sample Exercise Routine from the National Institute on Aging at NIH [13]
Go4Life DVD--Everyday Exercises from the National Institute on Aging [14]
Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life (AgePage) [15]
Source URL: http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/exercise-physical-activity-your-everyday-guide-national-institute-aging-1