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Strong Adults Stay Young (SASY)
If you are looking for one of the best resources on elderly breathing
training exercises for seniors on the internet, you found it! What you
will learn about breathing:
• Don't hold your breath: Learn how to maintain your breathing.
• Why we need good breathing: Discover why breathing
training is good for you.
• How to breathe: Learn how to breathe correctly at home.
• Breathe with diaphragm: What you should and should not
do.
• Breathing exercise videos: Follow along with our videos to
improve your breathing.
Included in all the exercise instructions we have added to our site
you will notice a section on how to breathe. I think this advice does
two things.
First, it reminds you to not hold your breath. It is not uncommon
for seniors to hold their breath when exerting force when exercising.
Secondly, correct breathing improves our intake of oxygen.
Shallow breathing can limit our ability to take in oxygen, and
discharge carbon dioxide.
When performing deep breathing exercises, it is important to use
correct posture when sitting or standing.
Sitting with your spine aligned in neutral, your ribs lifted,
your shoulders back and down, allows your lungs to work at peak
performance when exercising.
As air comes in, the lungs need room to expand. Correct posture
helps the ribs to accommodate the lungs and increase our pulmonary
capacity.
http://eldergym.com/elderly-breathing.html
Check out the website for more information.
Come join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 am in the Lodge
Ballroom. If you have questions regarding this class, please call:
Jeanne Lincoln 765-7112, Char Weakley 926-2599, or Joyce Kerns
325-8840.
