Posts tagged ‘elderly exercise’

Is your age making it harder to get to the gym?  Or do things like arthritis, bad knees, a bad back, or a ‘clicking’ noise in a joint prevent you from exercising regularly?

“You’re young, you just don’t understand what it’s like to be old!  My knees hurt, my back hurts and there is no way I can do that.”

This is one of the most popular phrases I hear about why someone “can’t” exercise.  The reality is these are the folks that need to exercise the most!  This is actually an excuse as to why someone won’t exercise, not a reason why they can’t. Continue reading ‘Old people pain is no excuse for skipping exercise – how a fitness program can help aches and pains’ »