Seniors with dementia require extra care due to the memory loss and confusion, and difficulty with performing daily tasks like bathing, eating, dressing, etc. Family members may not be able to provide this care to them due to various reasons. Therefore, the better option for them is to move the seniors to assisted living and senior care facilities like Star Capital.Here, we provide the necessary care to help them lead a healthy, vibrant, and fulfilling life while ensuring their safety. Therefore, our facilities provide them with trained caregivers and therapists. Moreover, we organize various activities and special events for them. They help to engage them, give a purpose to their life, and develop a sense of togetherness for them. Moreover, we organize various morning exercises for seniors to help them lead a fit and healthy life. Our therapists and caregivers design the exercise routine for them according to their particular physical and cognitive fitness needs.
The fitness programs that our therapists design for seniors generally include exercises that focus on flexibility, cardio, strength, and balance.
Morning Stretching Exercises
These morning stretching exercises for seniors can help improve their flexibility and blood circulation.
Neck Rotations
This stretching exercise requires you to turn your head from side to side in a gentle manner. You should hold each position for 10-15 minutes.
Shoulder Rolls
You should roll your shoulders forward and backward in a circular motion.
Leg Lifts
You can do them in a sitting or standing position. You need to lift one of your legs at a time and hold it for a few seconds.
Arm Circles
Here, you have to extend your arms to the sides, make small circles, and increase the size in a gradual manner.
Evening Stretching Exercises
Evening stretching exercises are also important for seniors as they calm and relax them. Moreover, the exercises reduce any tension that accumulates in them. Furthermore, evening stretching exercises prepare the mind and body for enhanced restorative sleep.
Calf Stretch
Here, you have to stand facing a wall and keep one foot behind you. Then lean forward to stretch your calf muscles.
Hip Flexor Stretch
This stretching exercise requires you to stand up and take a step ahead with one foot. Then lower your hips gently till you feel a stretch in the front of your hip.
Gentle Spine Twist
This nighttime stretching exercise requires you to sit on a chair and twist your upper body to one side. You should hold onto the back of the chair for support.
Performing these morning and evening stretching exercises can help enhance seniors’ flexibility and reduce muscle tension. Thus, elderly people can lead a more active and comfortable lifestyle on a long-term basis.
Apart from morning and evening stretching exercises, the morning exercise routine for seniors includes various other exercises. These include walking, arm/leg raises, Tai Chi, deep breathing, and a heel-to-toe walk. The exercise routine also includes performing various cardio-related exercises like dancing. For their muscle strength training, seniors do exercises with resistance bands.
Exercises for WheelChair-Bound Seniors
Seniors in wheelchairs can perform exercises like seated arm raises, seated marching, seated bicep curls, and torso twists. They can also do deep breathing and simple stretches. If mobility allows them, they can also perform seated leg extensions.
Doing these exercises helps promote physical and cognitive health among seniors and improve their fitness and energy levels.
Performing the above-mentioned stretching imparts various physical health benefits to seniors:
Maintain Flexibility
Regularly doing stretching exercises helps seniors maintain or improve their flexibility and mobility. They help to protect a full range of motion in their joints and muscles. This counteracts the stiffness resulting from reduced muscle and tendon elasticity.
Promote Joint Health
Stretching exercises enhance the flow of lubricating fluid in joints. This helps to keep joints healthy by decreasing stiffness and discomfort. This also reduces the risk of developing age-related diseases like arthritis.
Improve Blood Circulation
Stretching also helps to enhance blood flow to the muscles. This results in better blood circulation throughout the body and promotes overall cardiovascular health.
Lower Injury Risk
Regular stretching, along with low-impact exercises, can significantly lower the risk of injuries in seniors. Due to increased flexibility from the exercises, they can better deal with sudden movements. This also reduces the likelihood of developing muscle sprains and strains.
Other Physical Health Benefits
Doing regular exercise also helps prevent weight gain among seniors having a healthy weight. For obese or overweight seniors, physical activity helps them shed unwanted weight. It also lowers the risk of various chronic diseases. Moreover, performing the exercises improves their balance, thus reducing the risk of falls. They also promote better sleep at night among seniors.
Improve Cognitive Function
Apart from granting various physical health benefits, stretching exercises also help enhance cognitive function among elderly individuals. By reducing stress and promoting relaxation, the exercises help them maintain mental clarity and achieve better mental well-being.
Our caregivers and therapists ensure the safety of the elderly with dementia as they perform various exercises. Apart from providing them with the necessary tools for ensuring their safety during exercise, our caregivers also intervene fast to prevent them from falls.
Other Important Things to Follow
Our caregivers also ensure that seniors follow these things to ensure their safety and well-being when they exercise. This includes keeping their area free of clutter and tripping hazards. Moreover, they help them wear appropriate gear, including loose clothes and supportive shoes.
To keep their bodies well-hydrated, the caregivers ensure seniors drink enough water before, during, and after exercise. They also ensure that seniors perform gentle warm-up exercises for 5-10 minutes before working out. After they have finished doing the exercise, the caregivers help them cool down with gentle stretches.
Our caregivers also help devise safe exercise regimens for seniors with a chronic condition or who have been inactive for some time.
Caregivers and therapists at senior care facilities managed by Star Capital help seniors with dementia lead a healthy, fit, and happy life. Therefore, they organize various activities and events for seniors. Moreover, the caregivers assist them with their daily living activities. Furthermore, they develop a personalized exercise routine for seniors. The caregivers create it according to their particular health and fitness levels. The routine includes the most effective and best morning exercises for seniors. Performing these exercises imparts various physical and mental health benefits to the seniors. They also help them lead an independent and quality life.
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