As a physiotherapist I have always been concerned with fitness. Once you start pushing into your late fifties, you realise your brain and body need a bit of nurturing to maintain a full life. That means good whole food nutrition, (not produced stuff out of a packet), good sleep, staying socially engaged, and looking after the temple.
I’m obsessed with looking after the temple. Particularly as my family is prone to cardiovascular events such as strokes and heart attacks, and I have one of the key genes for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Clinical Exercise and exercise classes are great at building optimal lifelong physical health but there are more ways of “looking after the temple” that will reinforce any program.
HOW:
- walk more
- Sit less, and when you do, do so with good posture
- Practice good posture daily
- Strengthen at least one muscle every day, preferably a postural muscle
- Stay hydrated
- Drink less alcohol (my weakness) and give up smoking at some stage
- Stretch where you need, or are advised to
- Play a team sport
- Get your rate up with an activity like swimming, walking briskly, but mostly one you enjoy
- And most importantly, don’t get injured
by Paul Rowson Director & Principle Physiotherapist BIM Balnarring