Sports and Activities for the Elderly
- walking
- climbing stairs
- balance tests
- sitting to standing
- lawn bowls
- swimming
- water aerobics
- stationary cycling
- playing with grandchildren
- golf
- dancing
- gardening
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
Check out this webpage for a fantastic idea where physical activity was incorporated into bingo breaks. Simple, yet effective.
http://www.servicelearning.org/success-stories/he-sector/bingocise-increasing-older-adults-physical-activity-using-bingo
See Get Involved! for more ideas about engaging the elderly in physical activity and recreation
"Bingocise:" Increasing Older Adults' Physical Activity Using Bingo. (2013). Retrieved February 16, 2013, from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Web site, http://www.servicelearning.org/success-stories/he-sector/bingocise-increasing-older-adults-physical-activity-using-bingo
Go4Life. (2013). Try these Exercises. Retrieved February 16, 2013, from the National Institute of Aging Web site, http://go4life.nia.nih.gov/try-these-exercises
Medline Plus. (2011). Workout to Go: Exercise for Seniors. [Data File]. Retrieved February 16, 2013, from Medline Plus Web site, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseforseniors.html
World Health Organization (WHO). (2011). Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health. [Data File]. Retrieved February 16, 2013, from the World Health Organization Web site, http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_olderadults/en/index.html
Zabielski, J. (2009). The Benefits of Water Aerobics for Senior Citizents. [Video]. Retrieved February 16, 2013, from Youtube Web site, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-rHIZ2hCDs