Baby-Boomers (The Fitness Generation)

 

Spurred by rising blood pressures and increasing cholesterol levels, baby-boomers are taking their health in there own hands.   Baby-boomers have been used to the very best all of their lives, but now thickening waistlines, acid-reflux and high blood pressure are making them wake up to the realization that they need to change.  They may not feel old but they are starting to notice that subtle body changes are occurring….rather like puberty but in reverse.  For boomers, health and nutrition are suddenly more important than ever if they expect to stay younger thinking and energetic longer.

 

An entire generation is looking at food and exercise as a way to make them feel young.  They have traded Tang for fortified orange juice as they look for ingredients that can help lower cholesterol and build strong bones.  Health and nutrition concerns of people in their 40’s become quite different as they approach 50, 60, and beyond.  As you get older you need to make your calories count.  In general you require a low fat diet with adequate protein, plenty of roughage, less salt and high calcium.

 

Whether you are a baby-boomer or one of those born just prior to that generation you are probably not seeing yourself as old in the sense that your parents were old.   Seniors today will admit that they are no longer 25, but want to be the very best that they can be at 50, 60 and beyond. They want quality of life.  They want to look and feel good and they want to fight the effects of aging every step of the way.

 

Bookstores and grocery stores are now filled with how-to books about foods and exercises that promise to keep minds sharp, arteries clear, bones strong and joints pain free.  Do not stress too much if you feel that all if this knowledge came to you on the late side.  Studies now show that your lifestyle can add or subtract years from your life and it is gratifying to know that it is still not too late to start.  Damages from a lifetime of indulgences can be erased in a matter of 3 years.   Within 3 months of changing your eating and exercise habits you should be able to notice a measurable difference.

 

Fitness programs for our generation are centered on low and no impact exercises, as they focus on new ways to save wear and tear on the joints while still delivering a high energy workout.  The focus is now on health, overall fitness and quality of life.  Baby-boomers are turning to exercises that target balance, coordination, small motor flexibility and posture improvement.   Nutrition, strength training and cardiovascular conditioning are all being recognized as important components in a complete fitness program.  It is up to you to take charge of your future if you want to remain active, healthy and independent.

 

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