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Physical Activity

  • 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.
  • Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit for Life
    “After walking on a treadmill at the local community center, I knew I’d be happier outside. So, I got a step counter and started walking in my neighborhood. Since then, I’ve seen yellow tulips bloom in spring and red dogwood leaves drop in fall. I always come home with more energy and happy to go on with the rest of the day.” Marian (age 81)
  • Go4Life “Be active every day!” grandfather poster
    Just what your fitness center, senior center, or doctor’s office ordered! This 18” x 26” full-color poster reminds older adults about the benefits of exercise and provides information about NIA’s Go4Life website.
  • It's Never Too Late to Start Exercising
    Join Lucy and Pepe as they learn about the benefits of exercise and physical activity from their friends in this fotonovela from the NIA. You can read the story in Spanish or English.
  • Workout to Go: A Sample Exercise Routine from the National Institute on Aging at NIH
    Are you just starting to exercise? Getting back into a routine after a break? Wanting to keep up your physical activities away from home? The 13 exercises in this sample workout can help. In this booklet, you’ll find easy-to-follow strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that you can do anytime, anywhere. Featured exercises include:

Publications

Alzheimer's Disease

NIA Go4Life

Spanish

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