What sports can older people play?
What is the best sport for elderly?
Here are 10 sports that you might enjoy:
- Walking. Going for a walk is a great exercise to help build your bone health – and it's good for your heart, too.
- Swimming.
- Tai Chi.
- Yoga.
- Dancing.
- Tennis.
- Golf.
- Lawn bowls.
What kinds of exercises and sports can an older person do?
The best kind of exercises
- Brisk walking. Exercise type: Aerobic.
- Stationary cycling. Exercise type: Aerobic.
- Swimming. Exercise type: Aerobic.
- Squats. Exercise type: Balance.
- Tai Chi. Exercise type: Balance, flexibility.
- Arm weights. Exercise type: Strength-training.
- Callisthenics.
- Regular stretching.
Why should older people participate in sport?
In the aging population, exercise has been shown to prevent disease, lower the risk of falls, improve mental health and well-being, strengthen social ties, and improve cognitive function.
Is age a barrier in sport?
Older people may experience decreasing flexibility, strength and general fitness and find it harder to recover from injury. This affects their choice of activity and gentler, lower impact sports such as golf, bowls and cycling are popular with the older age group.
What sport can you start late?
Following are some of the sports that you can try out later in life:
- Tennis. Although it is a sport that demands fitness, it doesn't mean that you can't do it when you are old.
- Swimming.
- Rowing crew.
- Golf.
- Racquetball or Squash.