Seniors should try many sports

Many use retirement for (re) entry into the sport

08/04/2015

Sport is healthy, because regular exercise can prevent many diseases and also strengthen and improve mental fitness. But especially in everyday working life, many people do not find enough time for regular activity. Therefore, retirement often offers a great way to do something for your health. In the search for the right kind of sport, beginners are especially interested in taster lessons and special offers such as cards of ten.

Pensioners should use free trial lessons
Who wants to start in later years with the sport, should pay attention in the selection of the appropriate activity on special introductory offers of the clubs. „It's best to look at different things, "said Ute Blessing-Kapelke from the department" Sport of the Generations "at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) to the news agency „dpa“. Frequently, interested people could take part in free taster sessions to see if they like the sport or not, Blessing-Kapelke continues.

Sports in younger years makes the selection easier
In addition to many clubs would offer as an alternative to a membership the opportunity to buy ten-card for certain offers. It would be easier to choose the right sport for retirement if the person was active earlier: „Anyone who has ever played tennis knows whether it is fun for them and he wants to start again, "says Blessing-Kapelke, but getting into the sport is well worthwhile at any age, as regular activity strengthens both physical and physical activity mental health and can help with many typical ailments.

With strength training in old age proceed against osteoporosis
Accordingly, e.g. by sufficient sport and movement of an osteoporosis both prevent and counteract, informed the German Olympic Sports Confederation. Here, however, moderate endurance sports such as walking or jogging would not be enough, instead one was „targeted and dosed strength training“ necessary, which „Strong stimuli of the muscles on the area of ​​the lumbar spine and the thigh bone exerts“, so the DOSB. However, even with advanced age, a gradual increase in bone density could be observed after only a few weeks with this. (No)