These are the best sports for your body

cambridge - For those who run marathons: it is not the only key to a lean and healthy body. That is what i-Min Lee, professor of medicine at the University of Harvard, says in a report that he recommends five other sports that are feasible for everyone, including older people.

According to Lee, walking, especially over long distances, can be hard for your joints. In the Harvard Medical School's 'Starting to Exercise' report, she and her colleagues recommend five other sports, taking into account various factors, including the strain on your body, weight loss, strength training, heart protection and arming against the body. effects of old age.

'You could call swimming the perfect work-out,' the scientists write. You train every muscle in your body and it is good for the heart and brain. Because you float and you do not have to carry your own weight, the burden on your body and joints is small. Regular thirty to 45 minutes of swimming is in the aerobic sports category, which according to recent research would help reduce depression and stress.

Tai Chi is a form of martial art with a gentle, flowing way of moving. The exercises are performed slowly and focused, with special attention to breathing. According to the report, tai Chi is particularly suitable for older people, because balance is decisive for the condition and we lose it as we age. '

Here you use weights to create resistance to gravity: that weight can be your own body, but also dumbbells or elastics. According to the researchers, it is best to do a short series of exercises with heavy weights or a longer series of exercises with lighter weights.

Several studies indicate that thirty minutes walking has advantages for body and mind. In adults between the ages of 60 and 88, half an hour of walking four times a week had an effect on areas in the brain that are linked to memory loss. Anyone who does not have the habit to walk, builds up, according to the Harvard scientists, with a routine of 10 to 15 minutes, to build up to half hour or hour's trips.

These are exercises for your pelvic floor muscles, which weaken as we get older. These muscles include uterus, bladder, small intestine and rectum. According to the scientists, both men and women benefit from strengthening the muscles.

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