Healthy Living Tips for Seniors

Series Summary

Do you long to dance with your sweetheart like you did once, many years ago, when you had Perry Como on the radio and Pro Deo et patria tattooed above your heart? When you had subjugated Hitler and the Nazis under your size 12 boots, and the only thing left to do was stop the spread of Communism? Well, those days may be long gone, but there’s no reason you shouldn’t still be able to walk to the grocery store or boogie on the dance floor. Get that body back into shape: make those knees bend, hips shake, feet flap, and arms wave. There’s a reason Lawrence Welk is still on the air after all these years, isn’t there?

In this free senior health and fitness video series, learn some low impact exercises and diet tips that will help you tone and strengthen your body, including a routine you should do every morning to start your day off right. Our fitness coach will also guide you with some important tips about vitamins and supplements, how our body burns fat, how to lead an active lifestyle, and why it’s important to drink enough water every day. Perhaps after a few weeks of this wellness regimen, you might be up to a little jog around the neighborhood or a day in the park with a friend. Whatever you choose, it’s definitely time to pull on those bootstraps and get moving again!

Video Transcript

"Ok folks, the name is Ed Williams with Expert Village and I'm going to be talking to you today about weight management for baby boomers. Health and wellness seems to be a big issue today, there's a lot of health concerns that we happen to be dealing with. I'm going to cover a few areas that I consider to be real important to be able to accomplish proper weight management. I'm going to talk about dieting and hydration. Im going to talk about being fit for life, which is very important. We'll basically gonna talk about making the switch from a sedentary lifestyle to a more active lifestyle as a way of burning more calories. Subsequently, being able to reduce excessive weight. I'm going to be demonstrating some exercise for the busy professional of today that can be incorporated into your day. Which can start the gradual process of transition from sedentary lifestyle to an active lifestyle and as we go along, we can incorporate other types of exercises and activities that moves one more toward an active lifestyle. And last, but not least, we're going to talk about energy systems which I consider to be a very critical subject matter. I won't get into it now, but in our third series, I'll talk about energy systems."