Month: February 2021

As we continue to age, it becomes easier and more comfortable to convert to a sedentary lifestyle. However, making this decision can have various adverse effects. When seniors begin to stop moving around, it becomes more and more challenging to start up again. Fortunately, our team at Home Advantage Rehabilitation Solutions can help work against this problem. We want to present some of the best forms of exercise for seniors to stay active while also remaining safe.

Light Aerobic Exercises  

Exercises that increase your heart rate and help break a sweat are always beneficial. Aerobic exercises can help improve blood circulation while also working to keep you at a healthy weight. While seniors may not push themselves as they did, it is still essential to perform moderate ones when possible. Some aerobic exercises that are safe to perform (depending on your health status) can include the following:

• Walking.
• Jogging.
• Dancing.
• Swimming.
• Stationary biking.

Strength Exercises

Aerobic exercises are not the only activities people in the senior population need to focus on. Keeping your muscles active and healthy is just as crucial for your overall health. However, our staff won’t be recommending seniors start adding heavy workouts such as deadlifting into their daily routines. Instead, there are safer ways for people of an older age to achieve this goal. High repetitions of low amounts of weight are excellent for muscle toning. Additionally, resistance bands can be used to help improve your strength without needing to pick up any weights.   

The Benefits Of Exercising

Now that some forms of exercising that seniors should consider participating in have been discussed, our team would now like to address how it can help you. Patients should be confident that our staff would not have them perform activities that did not benefit them. By listening to our advice, the perks you can receive may include:

• Improved mental health.
• Increased energy levels.
• Preventing the development of certain health complications.
• Decreased risk of falls and other balance problems.
• Enhanced cognitive function.

Contact Us

If you’re a part of the senior population, don’t think you need to avoid physical activity altogether. By listening to our team’s advice, you can reap the health benefits that accompany safe exercise. For more information on how we can help, please be sure to contact our team at Home Advantage Rehabilitation Solutions today.

At Home Advantage Rehabilitation Solutions, one of the most beneficial aspects of our services is that we will travel to provide care from the comfort of your own home. This means patients in pain don’t need to travel to receive care. However, the healing process should not stop when we leave after the appointment is over. If you’re serious about recovering, you should be completing the exercises we teach you to perform even after we are gone. But how often should you be performing them? Our team has the answer to these questions.

What Is Physical Therapy?

Before addressing how often you should be completing these exercises, our team first needs you to understand physical therapy. This healing process involves the use of therapeutic stretches and activities targeted to the affected area. Our team will perform a full assessment to determine the level of physical output the injured area can handle and then move forward with a treatment plan. Examples of the benefits that come from doing so can include:

• Improved flexibility.
• Increased range of motion.
• Regained strength.
• Elimination of pain.
• Mitigated risk of future injuries.

Performing Exercises On Your Own 

As previously stated, just performing the exercises during your scheduled appointments will not be enough for you to make a full recovery. If you choose to go down that route, the recovery timeline will be vastly extended. You also increase the risk of suffering from certain medical complications. For the treatment to be effective, we highly recommend performing these exercises around 3 to 5 times a week for 2 to 3 weeks. In order to stick to this plan, we’d like to lay out the below advice:

• Block off 30 minutes in your calendar on days you’d like to perform these exercises.
• Set an alarm for when you’d like to start exercising.
• Record your pain level to watch it change. Please report any suspected issues with your pain levels to our team.
• Ask our team which exercises you should be prioritizing.
• Pair your physical therapy exercises with regular daily activities.    

Should You Do Rehab Exercises Everyday

Dealing with an injury can be annoying. Just remember that rest is an extremely important part of the healing process. Taking part in rehab exercises is key to gaining strength and mobility back in the injured area. With that being said, there must be rest days in between; without it there will be no progress. That is due to the fact that the muscles don’t have time to recover.

Contact Our Team

At Home Advantage Rehabilitation Solutions, we understand the importance of our services. That is why we are always here to help. If you’d like more information regarding how often you should be performing your physical therapy exercises, contact us today.