Health and Aging

Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging

Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging

Get moving! This 120-page guide describes the benefits of exercise and physical activity for older people. Learn how to set exercise goals and stick to them. Includes sample exercises for endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility and a list of resources.

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Learn more about the National Institute on Aging's exercise and physical activity campaign by visiting the Go4Life® website. Go4Life was designed to help adults 50 and older incorporate more exercise and physical activity into their daily lives. On the Go4Life website you can watch exercise videos, submit your own exercise success stories, print educational tip sheets, and use the interactive tools in the MyGo4Life section to make an exercise plan and track your progress over time.

You can also find an audiobook version of this exercise guide to listen to directly on the page or to download to your computer to take with you on the go!

Publication Date: May 2011
Page Last Updated: June 14, 2012