Benefits of Exercise and Bananas for Senior People in Phoenix, AZ

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There are no two ways about the fact that physical fitness has benefits that adds up over time as per a study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. According to the study, adults who maintained physical performance and muscle strength throughout childhood saw an accumulation of benefits to their health. There are cumulative benefits of physical activity across adulthood on physical performance in midlife. Physical activity or increased physical activity for that matter should be promoted in adulthood which will ensure maintenance of physical performance in later life.

Before moving ahead with our discussion, let us throw some light on the benefits of going for an assisted living facility. If you have a senior family member suffering from mobility issues or memory problems which means they might be facing difficulty in carrying out their day-to-day work which again is indicative of the fact that they would require proper and round-the-clock assistance for living a stable life. Your senior loved one can only expect to receive the highest level of care and support at an assisted living facility such as the acclaimed Anthem Senior Living. It is an award-winning Anthem assisted living facility in the region.

Senior health challenges we work with:

1. Dementia
2. Alzheimer’s disease
3. Lewy Bodies Dementia
4. Companionship Care
5. ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
6. High Blood Pressure
7. Wound Care
8. Bed Bound Patients
9. Feeding Tubes / Picc Lines
10. Arthritis
11. Heart Disease
12. Cancer
13. Respiratory Diseases
14. Diabetes
15. Falls
16. Depression

Let us get back to the study that followed more than two thousand men and women from birth in March 1946 who self-reported their leisure time physical activity levels at ages 36, 43 and 53. The researchers made an analysis of the self-reports as well as the results of physical fitness tests that the participants undertook. All of this measured their grip, strength, standing balance and chair rise times.

Any form of exercise will do. It can range from swimming, cycling to just a mere running and walking for a few minutes everyday. The researchers found that maintaining physical performance and muscle strength with age is important in preventing health problems. Lifelong fitness also provides the ability to live longer and that also independently which is integral for seniors entering assisted living communities where they can not only stay active but feel protected in the case of injury or illness.

Benefits of Bananas

Potassium is the third-most important abundant mineral in the human body which plays many important roles in our metabolism. It is basically the fuel that helps keep the higher-level brain functions working that includes memory. Potassium can be found in many fresh fruits and vegetables with one of the great sources being bananas which is an easily accessible fruit.

It cannot happen that you walk in to any type of food store and not find a banana. Grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee shops all have this wonderful source of potassium for sale. In addition to everything, bananas are a great travel food as well which can be attributed to the fact that the skin protects the food from contamination. It is also very much easy to tell whether the fruit is ripe.

Hope, this information proves to be useful for you. Book a suite at Anthem Senior Living and give the best experience to your loved ones.