Starting Exercise Over 40 Continued

Somethings have changed as you have aged and this will affect your exercising. While doing aerobic exercise is important, the need for strength training after 40 is essential. After 40, the muscles and tendons shorten, the bones begin to weaken and there is a decrease in the pathways between the brain and muscles that decrease our balance.

Therefore the need for strengthening exercises along with flexibility and equilibrium building exercises is important to our overall well being.

Start slowly!! If you have not been exercising for a while, start out slow with maybe a walk after dinner. Then begin to add in. Warm up the muscles before you start going full tilt at something.