Sports from 50: How to keep fit!
Sports from age 50: Why does sport do me particularly well now?
Because then we can easily get through the menopause and with 60 still feel like 40. "You can do that menopause Although not moving, but affecting the symptoms, "says Petra Platen from the Institute of Sports Medicine in Cologne. Hot flashes are less and you are more balanced, With decreasing estrogen levels, without sports, the fat reserves would increase. However, anyone who has retained his muscles and continues to train, does not have a major problem with it, also consumes calories while sleeping. Active athletes maintain learning ability and mental flexibility much better than non-athletes. Because exercise trains the brain. Therefore, with age, sports are good that are not too monotonous.
Apart from the success experiences and the fun that sport does, athletic activists also prevent many illnesses, for example back pain, Cardiovascular problems and even some cancers.
Which sport is right for me?
If the doctor gives his okay, every sport, There are no general restrictions, you just have to tackle it more slowly and more cautiously than maybe in your younger years. To maintain the mobility, are suitable gymnastic workouts on the training plan. "Why not try basketball that demands speed of head and body?" Says Professor Jens Kleinert, head of the Institute of Sports Science in Würzburg. And it's worth keeping - "After two to three years, there can still be a real breakthrough with over 50," says expert Platen. She has also taught over 70-year-old inline skating.
What do I have to consider as a beginner?
Who starts now after a long break or gets back in, after the compulsory check at the doctor should first go for a quick walk or flex, On Indoor bike gets you going too. Likewise is Aqua-gymnastics A good start, as the stress on the joints is particularly low and the training is very effective.
Tip for the beginning: In a group you can easily find like-minded people, they can spur each other on. It also makes it really easy to go to the sport regularly. Incidentally, science has found that people who were once athletic, even after a long break, come back in easily.
Who is already active ..
For the stamina and solid bones are now Nordic Walking and Walking ideal. The joints are moved, but not burdened by excessive shocks. Yoga, Pilates and swim keep fit and flexible and are also a good strength training. To train the reactivity, are tennis, beach volleyball or similarly fast sports very well suited.
