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Tai Chi and Other Low-Impact Exercises May Be Ideal for Elderly People With Chronic Health Problems

Exercise is one of the most important strategies for improving your health. It's also something that can be added to almost any lifestyle, at any age, because there are so many different ways to get your exercise each day.

Even if you are struggling with an illness such as osteoarthritis or chronic illness that makes more common fitness regimens difficult, there are exercises that can help.

Most people facing chronic pain or stiffness tend to lower their activity level. However, this if often one of the worst things you can do since inactivity tends to weaken your muscles even further, which can actually increase pain and stiffness.

October 9, 2015 | Source: Mercola | by Dr. Mercola

Exercise is one of the most important strategies for improving your health. It’s also something that can be added to almost any lifestyle, at any age, because there are so many different ways to get your exercise each day.

Even if you are struggling with an illness such as osteoarthritis or chronic illness that makes more common fitness regimens difficult, there are exercises that can help.

Most people facing chronic pain or stiffness tend to lower their activity level. However, this if often one of the worst things you can do since inactivity tends to weaken your muscles even further, which can actually increase pain and stiffness.

Exercises such high-intensity interval training, although one of the most effective forms of exercise there is for health and weight loss, may be too strenuous for people facing certain conditions.

For these people, lower impact exercises1 like Tai Chi, qigong, yoga, and walking can not only give you the physical benefits of exercise but may also help to alleviate pain and stiffness.