{"id":45329,"date":"2017-09-29T12:12:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=45329"},"modified":"2017-09-29T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:19:06","slug":"carrying-shopping-can-improve-strength-65s-say-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/carrying-shopping-can-improve-strength-65s-say-experts.html","title":{"rendered":"Carrying the shopping can improve strength in over-65s, say experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrying the shopping can improve strength in over-65s, say experts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Carrying the shopping can improve strength in over-65s, say experts:-They warn that millions of older people risk falls because they are failing to maintain their strength.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly a quarter of over-65s don’t do any strength exercises, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) says.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it warns that the rise of internet shopping means fewer people carry home their groceries.<\/span>
\nPhysiotherapists say not enough people realise the need to maintain strength as we age.<\/span><\/p>\n

NHS guidelines suggest people do two strengthening sessions a week, such as exercising with weights, or lifting and carrying heavy loads such as groceries.<\/span><\/p>\n

But a survey of more than 2,000 older people in the UK, carried out on behalf of the CSP, found nearly a quarter do no strengthening exercises at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly one in five people said they didn’t know how to do them, while a similar number said they just didn’t want to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Falls among the elderly cause the vast majority of hip fractures and cost the NHS around \u00a31bn each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Physiotherapists say maintaining your strength into old age can help avoid falls and other forms of ill health.<\/span><\/p>\n

They argue that encouraging people to keep their strength up – by doing simple things such as gardening or vacuuming – will pay dividends, helping them to live independent, healthier lives for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof Karen Middleton, chief executive of the CSP, says it’s not inevitable that we become weaker and frailer as we get older.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Research shows getting stronger brings a whole host of health benefits so it is incredibly important that people don’t overlook strengthening when being active.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She said that could mean digging in the garden or standing up out of a chair 10 times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prof Middleton also said online shopping had removed a potential source of muscle exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re carrying fewer bags home from the supermarket because it arrives at our door.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re also waiting at home for other goods to be delivered when in the past we would have gone out to buy them.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She said we should look for ways to build strength exercises into our everyday lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-41430301<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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