Exercise for Elderly

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PTGuy provides Care Home fitness sessions; Guy, who is fully qualified and insured with a clear CRB check is passionate about improving the quality of life for everyone and knows that exercise is beneficial for the elderly.

The benefits of regular gentle exercise for people receiving care:

  • Promotes brain cell repair
  • Improves memory
  • Lengthens attention span
  • Boosts decision making skills
  • Prompts growth of new nerve cells & blood vessels
  • Improves planning skills
  • Enhances feeling of well-being & reduces depression

 

For more information on how exercise is important for those in care please follow the links below:

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/factsheet/529

http://www.nursingtimes.net/the-positive-effect-of-exercise-as-a-therapy-for-clinical-depression/203942.article

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