How can exercise benefit the elderly?
It’s interesting for seniors because all the studies show that the elderly actually benefit as much from the social interaction from being around their friends in the health club environment, or the YMCA, or whatever it is–as they do from the physical activity itself. There’s a reason why we have more centenarians (people who live to be at least 100 years old) in other countries compared to the U.S. It’s because the elderly are valued more as seniors and they have more social interaction and importance. And it’s that social interaction and importance as much as physical activity which increases the longevity of the seniors. And that alone is reason enough for seniors to get physically fit and get active and get out there and be socially active with the other elderly people who enjoy staying fit into their later years.
