**Aging and Health**
It has been said that the older you get ,the more you stand to benefit from a moderate exercise program.
Still, many older people hesitate to engage in regular physical activity for fear of getting hurt or sick.
Recumbent delta trike riding can be a low impact form of exercise.
It also is a good form of cardiovascular workout and legs strengthen exercise.
Due to the lawn chair type sitting posture;
delta trikes are easy to get on and off.
Granted, older ones do well to consult their doctor before they begin a program or strenuous activity.
| Experts, however, believe that physical activity can dramatically enhance the quality of life of older adults. |
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Live a better life with regular exercise.
Advantages
*Mental alertness
*Balance and flexibility
*Emotional health
*Speed of recuperation from injury
*Gastrointestinal and liverfunction
*metabolism
*immune system
*bone density
*energy level
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Physical Exercise
People who are physical active have a lower risk of cognitive decline.
"What works for the heart,works for the head," says Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.,predsident of the Alzheimer's Prevention Fountain. "It imcreases blood flow to the brain and gets your immune system crankin."
A recent report in the The Journal of the American Medical Association found that older women who walked at an easy pace for at least 1.5 hours a week over two years had significantly better cognitive function and less mental decline than the women in the study who were the least active.
| This corroborates significant rsearch pointing to physical fitness as good for the mind as well as the body. |
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